Top Twenty for Ten: Wishing On a 2010 Blue Moon

It’s Tamara Warren, your faithful Gotryke Editor, and longtime writer of all things freelance. I love a New Year – especially this one — it’s the beginning of a new decade, and there’s the event of a Blue Moon this year to make it that much more grand. I’ll be toasting glasses and juice boxes with friends tomorrow, but here are 20 exciting reasons, I’m looking forward to Twenty-Ten. Count it down, baby.

1. The tech onslaught from CES in the first week of January. MP3 overload!

2. The North American International Auto Show in Detroit has cool cars coming. We’ve had sneak peaks at GM and Ford’s treasure chest. As for Cobo Hall? Still standing.

3. Driving Aston Martin Rapide through the Spanish countryside Feb. 1. Jealous?

4. Sade and Massive Attack in stores Feb. 9. Definitely, iPod necessary.

5. Benicio del Toro as the Wolf in “The Wolfman” in theaters on Feb. 12. Makes my hair stand on end, just thinking about it.

6. “How To Make it America” premieres on HBO Feb. 14. More to come on How To Make it from our camp with Lee Quinones weighing in on his contributions.

7. The Year of the Tiger also begins on Feb. 14. (Let the jokes commence.)

The Abstract Expressionist official USPS stamp goes on sale.

8. The Ford Fiesta drive in March. It’s a celebration of small cars!

9. Best-selling author of Faith Hill’s tell-all memoir and talented scribe Aliya S. King’s first novel “Platinum” hits shelves in June. Pre-order on Amazon for the perfect summer reading list.

10. “Ghostbuster III” goes into production. I was in the Ghostbusters in 3rd Grade. It’s what we named ourselves as a part of the nerd table-I mean- “gifted” program at Maple Elementary School. I’m definitely not afraid.

11. Cooking and Grape Harvest Tour in a Castle in Puglia, Italy — June 12-19 and Oct. 2-9. “Attend hands-on and small group cooking classes, taste amazing wines and extra virgin olive oils. Learn about the Mediterranean cuisine of Puglia. Come stay in a beautiful 17th-century castle with a swimming pool.” Ciao, bella!

12. Bicycles in California can be ridden without seats if designed to do so, according to California law, which goes into effect on July 1.

13. John Mellencamp and Stephen King’s “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” debuts in September at an Atlanta theater. King and Mellencamp will appear on stage– both spooky and rocking. Sheryl Crow, Neko Case and Elvis Costello are on the accompanying CD playbill.

14. My grandfather becomes a centenarian Oct. 13. The Auschwitz survivor, great-grandfather and proud electrical engineer is an official triple threat.

15. Taking back the pen. Credible journalism explore Islamic news with integrity, enterprising reporting to sort out the rest of the world’s effect on our own.

16. The writer’s digital revolution. Let’s here it for more experienced journalists going digital, and bloggers engaging in ethical coverage. Recognize!

17. The zero-emissions Fisker Karma orders fulfilled.. some time?

18. The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Figure eight and breathless bob sleds are on the horizon.

19. The Chevy Volt in showroom in November. Detroit must deliver, says NPR.

20. More food, government health care, jobs for everyone incuding creatives, and world peace. Why not dream?

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