Okay, here’s the 2017 events for your consideration…
Red Wings blow outdoor matchup.
Lions clinch playoff position without even trying (thank you, Washington). Stafford breaks record for fastest QB to 30,000 yards.
Ford announces influx of 700 to Flat Rock.
Assange, Putin, Trump are a strange trifecta on Russian hacking.
Congress starts to come to grips with reality.
As quickly as they made the playoffs, Lions hopes are dashed.
5 killed in shooting at Ft. Lauderdale airport.
Only 3 hours to sentence Roof to death.
Golden Showers has now made the national press vernacular. Thanks, Buzzfeed.
Start work with Valley/Fords.
President commutes sentences.
OCP loses its chairman again, Miguel Ferrer gone at 61.
Inauguration without issues. Well, no serious ones, anyways.
MTM throws her hat in the air for the last time at 80.
Mannix solves his last cast. Mike Connors at 91 of leukemia.
He was not an animal! He was a man! Pancreatic cancer bursts through John Hurt like an alien life form at 77.
The seniors show em up. Novak drops first. Serena, Federer take Australian Open.
Trumps early executive orders on immigration send citizens through the roof.
We lose our beloved Auntie Mame.
51 turns out to be one of the most remarkable games in Superbowl history. Patriots over the Falcons 34-28. Brady leads an unbelievable comeback.
The world loses its foremost authority, Prof Irwin Corey, 102.
Apollo flies his last mission, Richard Hatch 71.
Mike Illich enters the big pizzeria at 87.
“Try not to get boogers on it!” Thanks Bob’s Burgers.
Shell visits KC.
Flynn “resigns”.
Rumor wins Best of Show.
Al Jarreau is out of love at 76.
Lego Batman the best caped crusader of all?
Aunt Judy recovers from heart surgery.
Game over for Hudson! Bill Paxton at 61.
Tensions mount at Oceti Sakowin pipeline standoff in Standing Rock, SD.
Judge Wapner has a final ruling at 97.
Kurt Busch’s Ford wins his first Daytona 500 for Tony Gibson and Stewart Haas in a brilliant last minute move.
89th Academy Awards – the winner is La La… no, wait, Moonlight. Whatever.
Trump tweets “wiretaps”.
Worst Michigan windstorm ever?!
Korea launches more ballistics.
Logan and Kong are box office behemoths.
Again? Snow? Snow. Snow! Enough!
Beethoven rolls over. Johny B. Goode, Chuck Berry has a particular place to go at 90.
Trumps healthcare plan? Heavy sigh. SMH.
Cousin Patrick gone too young.
The nuclear option is invoked and Gorsuch is on the Supreme Court. Sad day for congress.
Mr. Warmth Don Rickles at 90.
Airstrike on Syria. Ho boy. Here we go. WW3?
Great day for a ballgame. Tiger’s home opener a winner.
Red Wings, Al Sobotka and the Motor City say goodbye to the Joe.
Pistons and the Palace say “so long” Auburn Hills, “hello” Motown.
So now we’re actually dragging people off planes?! Way to go United Airlines.
John Warren Geils, 71, finds his centerfold angel at 71.
Charlie Murphy tells one last story at 57.
Venezualan government takes GM plant. GM withdraws from country.
Champs Elysees shooting.
Joanie leaves Chachi. Erin Moran, 56.
Lambs are silenced. Johnathan Demme, 73.
100 days with the new administration. Huh, feels like 1,000.
Frye Festival cancelled. Awww, how sad for those pretentious shits.
GM reopens Factory One in Flint. Pretty cool.
Unicorns and mermaids at Starbucks.
YouTube pranksters viral videos on kids reaches epic proprtions. CPS involved.
Comey canned abruptly.
John Glenn orbits life at 95.
Powers Booth says, well… bye at 69.
Chris Cornell’s black hole sun falls on black days at 52.
White House and Defense showdown.
Pippa ties the knot amid much fanfare.
Ringling Bros. closes the big top forever.
Trump takes first foreign trip. Visits Saudi Arabia and Israel.
North Korea launches its 8th long range missile. Practically daily occurrence now.
Ford CEO Mark Fields replaced by Jim Hackett. Difference?
Scott Dixon takes pole position at Indy.
Ariana Grande concert bombs. Literally.
007 license is permanently retired. Roger Moore at 89.
The midnight rider is caughr, Greg Allman 69.
Senator Jim Bunning final inning at 85.
Takuma Sato wins the 101 Indy 500 for Michael Andretti.
Manuel Noriega, permanently deposed at 83.
Covfefe is a word. A Russian word, perhaps?
Wallace loses his voice, Peter Sallis, 96.
Tiger Wood’s covfefe.
Kathy Griffin’s covfefe.
Paris Climate Agreement will have to go on without the U.S.
Belle Isle GP belongs to Graham Rahal.
London Bridge attack.
Comey testifies. Apparently, the world awaits.
Adam West, 88 enters the bat cave forever. Pow! Zonk!
Pens go back to back with Lord Stanley.
Golden State makes it look easy over Cleveland.
London hi-rise fire.
Arlington baseball practice shooting.
North Korea’s kwanliso claims Otto Warmbier.
Flooding issues throughout Mid-Michigan.
Hospital and nightclub shooting.
…and another North Korean missile test.
Kids come and stay for Independence Day.
Kate graduates! Hurray and congratulations!
Trumps euro tour highlights.
Record floodrains throughout midwest.
We lose our beloved Mr. Wilson.
George Romero, 77, leaves the zombie legacy.
Rollin Hand needs a new disguise, Martin Landau, 89.
GoT returns and breaks the internet.
Dr. Who? A lady? Preposterous? Not anymore.
Health care repeal DOA.
Little Charlie Gard becomes a figurehead for overseas infant medical treatment.
Mccain suffers brain tumor, but continues.
Spicey steps down.
The Juice is set loose after 9.
John Heard leaves the home alone at 71.
Trump admin v.2 includes marines and cussers.
Sam Shepard writes his final act at 73.
Get your shit together, Venezuela!
Gardening with Cisco is an endearing meme.
The Wichita Lineman is no longer on the line, Glen Campbell, 81.
Fire and fury for N Korea? We’ll see.
Charlottesville demonstration turns deadly.
The telethon is over. Jerry Lewis at 91.
Taylor takes the stand and gets the verdict.
BttB 13 runs without incident.
Little league world series a perfect game and big leaguers join the celebration.
Huge eclipse 2017 migration.
Warwick announces home to Seniors in 2018.
Gojira is still, Haruo Nakajima, steps out of the suit at 88.
Hurricane Harvey hits hard. Irma follows.
Mayweather / McGregor take it to 10.
Tobe Hooper’s final scare at 74.
Oscar Goldman assigns his last mission, Richard Anderson at 91.
Verlander moves on to Houston. Maybe not the kind of relief they were looking for, but it should help.
Mexico City on the receiving end of an 8.1.
Another birth day. Ho hum.
Florida evacuates… or at least tries.
RIP Cassini. The lil spacecraft’s Saturn mission comes to an abrupt end.
America’s master handyman Glen Haege final project at 70.
Lions take home a decisive win over New York on Monday Night Football.
The saddest face in acting is gone. RIP Harry Dean Stanton at 91.
7.1 earthquake rocks central Mexico; while cat 4 hurricane Mariah hits Puerto Rico.
Raging bull down for the count, Jake LaMotta at 95.
Bernie Casey, 78, receives his final play.
So, standing or kneeling becomes a national dilemma now?
The rabbit done died at 91. Hugh Hefner gone.
No more deals. Monty Hall gone at 96.
Las Vegas shooting leaves 58 dead.
Tom Petty is free falling at 66.
CA wildfires spread like…
Boy Scouts. Says so right in the name!
An ambush in Niger sparks an outrage… but not the one you’d expect.
The Tates must find a new butler… Benson permanently retires. Old Rafiki – Robert Guillame gone at 89.
Ain’t that a shame? Fats Domino walks home alone at 89.
Administration releases Kennedy material. Well… some, anyways. #redacted. Again.
Opioids declared narional public health emergency.
Weinstein a figurehead for sexual oppression. Opens floodgates on casting couches everywhere. #metoo
Houston and LA World Series breaks records – heat and thrills. Astros bring home 1st title.
Halloween horror as Uzbekistan terrorist plows Home Depot truck into pedestrians on New York street.
Mueller files indictments on Russian ties.
Sutherland Sprungs, TX church shooting leaves 26 dead.
American wins the women’s New York Marathon for the first time in 40 years.
40 year old MLB Hall of Famer Roy Halladay gone in a tragic private plane crash.
140 to 280. Double the characters. Double the fun?
Ratner and Spacey follow suit after Harvey. More #metoo apparently.
So Garth is officially back. At least according to the CMAs.
It’s real, CEW is an adult now. #18
Wrongfully convicted for 39 years, Ricky Jackson free thanks to advanced dna testing.
School lockdowns do work! Preventing a tragedy in Rancho Tehama, California.
Della Reese is touched by an angel at 86.
The bands got no rhythm… guitar that is, Malcolm Young leaves the stage at 67.
Roy Moore lowers the bar; Al Franken, John Conyers also.
Helter skelter! Manson finally departs at 83!
70’s hearts break everywhere; David Cassidy leaves the bus at 67.
Prince Harry’s engagement breaks the internet on an already recordmaking Cyber Monday.
North Korea fires longer long range missile.
ABC gives Matt Lauer his exit interview.
Russia banned. No IOC for you!
So, Jerusalem is legit.
Roy Moore out; Jones is first Alabama Dem senator in 25 years.
Disney buys Fox and more.
The Last Jedi arrives 40 years later.
Atlanta airport goes dark before the holidays.
Bob Givens, Bug’s other dad, heads on to Toontown at 99.
Taxes? We don’t need no stinkin’ taxes.
Chrissy Tiegens flight to nowhere (via Tokyo) breaks the media.
The return of Roy Moore. This guy just doesnt take no for an answer.
Cold miser sets records throughout midwest.
Sally Rogers won’t be stopping by any longer, Rose Marie steps out at 94.
P.I. Kinsey Millhone’s alphabet ends at Y, Sue Grafton gone at 77.
Never thought I’d find myself agreeing with Chance the Rapper (although for slightly different reasons), but Bright is horrible.
Mariah makes it train wreck 2.
Red wings make it a bookend for the year with a win over Pittsburg.
That wraps it up for 2017. Hang in there and have a great 2018.