It was the best of times (for some). It was the worst of times (for them).
And so it ends. In a few days hence, just like that, the clock strikes midnight, Dec. 31, 2009, and the first decade of the 21st Century draws to an end.
It came in like a lion, with the threat of worldwide computer failureùthe presumed result of the Y2K bug that so many experts feared would cripple the computers of the world, impacting everything from drinking water to banking systems. (Of course, the whole thing was much ado about nothing.)
It came in like a lion, as just one year into the decade, on the 11th day of the ninth month, terror struck at the heart of America. No one would ever utter the phrase 9/11 the same way again.
And now, with Congress locked in what seems an interminable debate over health ...
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The Worst of Times: The Dallas Cowboys’ Deflating Decade
Posted: 19th December 2009 by Gene Strother in NFLComments Off on The Worst of Times: The Dallas Cowboys’ Deflating Decade