It’s been a while…

The world has returned to normal. No, the economy is not fixed. No, Britney isn’t back. Well wait, maybe she is. Anyways, the reason why there is peace on earth (or lack thereof actually) is the Yankees. They are back in the World Series, a place where they annually belonged for much of my early childhood. It has been a long six years, full of collapses (2004) and messes (2008). 2003 was the last time the Yankees were in a World Series and 2000 was the last time they won a World Series. Let’s look back at 2003, the last time they were in the position they are in now. I was in 6th/7th grade, and didn’t even know who Josh Beckett was. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won best picture for 2003, with the event being held a year later. We went to war with Iraq (some things haven’t changed). Ohio State beat Miami for the title in college football. The Bucaneers beat the Raiders (some things have changed) in the Super bowl. And the Spurs beat my beloved Nets in the NBA Finals. LOST had not yet started. The human genome project was completed. Vancouver was announced as the host for next year’s Winter Olympics. Arnold Schwarzenegger was declared governor of CA. Technology was pitiful compared to how it is nowadays. There was no twitter and (gasp!) no Facebook. The first “Pirates” movie came out, along with 50 First Dates, The Passion of the Christ, Kill Bill, Holes, Finding Nemo (he was found), Freaky Friday (when Lindsay Lohan was normal), School of Rock, Bruce Almighty, Elf, The Matrix Reloaded, and Scary Movie 3 (This year had some good movies! And some not so hot ones too). That’s all I’m going to talk about 2003, because after all, it was only six years ago.