Time Magazine Totally Cops Out

You probably heard that Time Magazine has selected this year's person of the year and that person is me. Well, me and you. Or just you. And everybody else. The magazine selected "You" as the person of the year. Something about the way you control the information age, I guess.

So it appears Stephen Colbert got his wish, kind of anyway. He has as much a claim to the award as you.

I think it's pretty clear Time couldn't decide, so just figured they'd punt this year.

Of course it's easy to complain when you don't have to pick one yourself. I've narrowed my list to three. I proudly present the NaturalBlog Person of the Year finalists:

Suri Cruise. This year's most awaited arrival.

Lindsay Lohan. Rehab at 20. Fifteen days sober!

The Hoff. He's soared to great heights and sunk to great lows this year. How could he not be a finalist?

Hard to argue with those finalists, but somehow I feel shallow for not offering a more substantive choice. In fact, the more I think about it, the more clear it is who the winner should be.


I mean, think about it, in the last year George Clooney won an Oscar, was People's sexiest man, and even had some time to help out the U.N. in Darfur. Plus, he did all these things with great hair. I'm kind of disappointed Time didn't give him his due.

Monday Roundup

A couple quick ones for you this morning.

I would have preferred the panda. Time Magazine announced its Persons of the Year: Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono. See picture at right -- so much for the Gates's promise never to let U2 come between them.

Their first choice. Nomar Garciaparra signed an incentive-laden deal worth a reported $6-$8 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He'll play first base, which he's never played before but which should hide his diminishing range as a fielder. I jokingly called the Dodgers "Red Sox West" the other day, but with one or two more signings, the Dodgers will have more members of the 2004 World Series team on their '06 roster than the Sox.

That cheering sound is coming from Miami. Thank you to the San Diego Chargers for ensuring I won't have to issue a public apology to the Colts, their fans, and the entire state of Indiana. And thanks for giving me back that guy I had missed so much, Sad Peyton: