Suppose you were dropped into Earth’s atmosphere on the night of Nov. 22, 2012. Yeah, that’s right: You’re an alien not of this planet. Deal with it.
After figuring out what this Thanksgiving thing is, you turn your attention to the news. Bryce Courtenay, a South African-born Australian novelist, dies from stomach cancer at 79. Two people are killed and another 120 are injured in a terrible 100-vehicle pile-up in Texas. And according to the Mayans, the world is set to end on Dec. 21.
Talk about bad timing.
Oh yeah, and this thing called the Butt Fumble ruled the sports roost.