For those of you who would prefer to listen:
‘Twas the Night before Christmas
And all throughout the block,
Not a creature was stirring
Not even on TikTok
The stockings were hung
By the chimney with care
With hopes for an end to violence
Not just thoughts and a prayer
Stocks were in rally mode
Innovation at lightspeed
Corrections came too this year
They go after the greed
Trade Wars took center stage
Caught were rare earths and the chips
Obliteration Day hammered stock prices
Buyers bought all the dips
AI is the recurring theme
There’s really no refuting
Next up on the disruptor list
Here comes quantum computing
Wars have devastated overseas
Ceasefires brought some hope
And for the first time in history
There’s an American Pope
Space travel set records
Nearly 300 rockets took flight
Nations eye the next frontier
Winning means global might
Time named the Architects of AI
It’s their Person of the Year move
Not everything is high-tech these days
Remember that heist at the Louvre?
The Word of the Year had multiple
They were “rage-bait”, “6-7” and “slop”
The Digital Age brings unique things
It’s new age culture with a pop
The Eagles won the Super Bowl
The Chiefs were the loser
College Sports likes an underdog
It’s a good year to be a Hoosier
We lost Iceman, the Natural, the Hulkster and Coach Dale
Goodall studied chimps, Lovell lived Apollo 13’s tale
Uecker made us laugh. Brian the Beach Boy made us sing
Losing Reiner and Kirk was so tragic, Now that was a hurtful sting
The American spirit is peerless, time-tested and true
With perseverance and sound leadership, there’s nothing we can’t do
With crisis brings opportunity, history has shown
Success through ingenuity, it’s the fabric of our home
Now, Democrats! Now, Republicans!
Now, Independents and others!
Our nation requires collaboration!
We’re all sisters and brothers!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!
By: Mike Frazier
Happy Holidays from all of us at Bedell Frazier
