It is traditional for me to review my 2017 predictions this time of the year. It has been a tough year in many respects with political turmoil, scandals, really awful hurricanes and wildfires and senseless acts of violence. I have to say I am not sad to see 2017 in the rearview mirror.
So, how did I do?
Cubs will repeat as the start of a dynasty!
The Cubbies got the World Series hangover and didn’t make it out of the first round of the playoffs.
Warriors will win the NBA but Celtics make it to Eastern Conference Finals.
The Warriors did win and the Celtics did make it to the Eastern Conference Finals (and then traded off the almost the whole team)so I get the win here!
Lots ‘o snow for Vermont and a bad mud season.
Well, not too much snow although there is some on the ground now. Mud season came in stages and well, I wasn’t there so it wasn’t so bad. So, no win here.
Large demonstrations in major cities protesting Trump-led changes.
Yes, many of those but not nearly enough to make a change. We live in interesting times.
Apple will definitely hit an all-time high stock price.
Apple just keeps on rolling – yes, an all-time high.
Something completely bizarre and chaotic will happen in the US political system.
Let me count the ways. A democrat wins in Alabama? Republicans shoot themselves in the foot with a misguided tax bill? #metoo means women get some respect?
We live in interesting times.
There will be confirmed existence of extra-terrestrial life.
Well now…There was confirmation of a secret government investigation of UFOs and it had some interesting reports but nope – I do not call it confirmation. I DO wonder what that long cigar-like object was that passed through our solar system.
Apple will make a surprising acquisition.
I was not surprised.
Tesla will not ship the model 3.
This one is a push. Tesla did deliver some hand-made Model 3s, mainly to employees so I guess I lose not his one, too.
Apple will ship an Amazon Echo competitor that will make Alexa seem as lame as Google Home.
Apple messed with me on this one by pushing the HomePod into 2018. They are going to have to do some heavy lifting to overcome Amazon’s Echo.
And one softball… 2017 will be a much better year than 2016!
I am giving myself a loss on this one, too, 2017 was not a nice year. 4 right 6 wrong, hence my change in predicting tools! Check back next week for the 2018 predictions.