2017: The Year of the Rooster

"Rooster Years are a blend of righteousness and justice, bombast and logistical efficiency. Public and private administration jobs, military careers or police jobs are highly favored."--karmaweather.com

1. Migration. Immigration. Deportation. Murmuration. Words that end in "ation" will be BIG. (Bigly)

2. I will learn the Five Movements of The OA for my own entertainment.

3. It will be proven that the "SuperMom out Jogging" abduction by 2 Hispanic women was a fraud. Money and mental illness will be behind the fakery.

4. New DNA testing shows fascinating, eye opening facts for the JBRamsey death.

5. I will learn how to crochet amazing hats and better blankets. And nice chunky scarves.

6. George Zimmerman will be back in the headlines again.

7. Gary Condit will be found to be involved in Chandra Levy's death after all. Arrested.

8. I will meet Todd Bridges by accident.

9. A miracle will happen in Louisiana.

10. Beau Bridges will be in the news.

11.  Trump Tower will not be able to be completely secure and Trump and family will have to completely move into the White House.

12. Richard Simmons back in the news. Dogs are involved. A house too.

13. When I accidentally meet Todd Bridges, Chris will ruin the selfie opportunity by repeating, "Whatchu talkin' bout Willis." 

14. I see a new car somewhere in the extended family zone.

15.  Chris will graduate from UM! He will do heavy metal devil horns when he walks at graduation.

16. Trump will actually improve things, but democrats will still be angry.

17. A song about purses will be a hit. Also a song about the color "green".

18. Auburn will make gains.  Bama will suffer humiliating disappointment in '17.

19. I hold fast to the theory that there is a huge secret in the Playboy Mansion which may or may not be discovered this year.

20. Hilary will be in hiding for most of this year. Chelsea will gain a following and will make a lot of noise.

21. Someone will have a shoe thrown at their noggin during a live press conference. The shoe will hit its target and leave a mark.

22. Tom Cruise will do or say something that angers Scientologists. He will later laugh maniacally  about it. 






23.  Adele will have a baby boy and name him Fred.
24. Tyga and Kylie Kardashian will either get in a fender bender or have a baby. 
25. A book will be coming out with Moist in the title.
26. Juliette Lewis will be in the news. Melanie Griffith too. 
27. Trouble in the Will Smith family.
28. Art Garfunkel will be on the tv for some reason. Maybe political.
29. Christian Slater will make a super duper comeback.
30. Robert Durst discovery makes us all think:"Damn."
31. Taylor Swift will get married, as will Hoda Kotb.
32. National Forest in Idaho or Montana: Watch out.Something lurks.
33. Buryatia, Russia will be important.
34.Philadelphia...springtime or summer riots
35. Adnan Syed will be found guilty again, because I think he is.
36. Amanda Knox will get married. Possibly pregnant.
37. Zodiac Killer's identity will be known.
38.Bobby Brown=health issues but ok.
39. Shannen Doherty will beat the cancer and go on to do caring work.
40. Snoop Dogg will host a new show and have a new business venture.
41. Robert Plant and Grace Slick will collaborate.
42.David Lee Roth will be arrested.
43. Neil Young and Dylan will have words.
44. New dance popular called "Swiper, No Swiping."
45. St.Louis Cardinals will win the World Series in 2017.
46. Earthquake in Oregon. Seek higher ground NOW.
47. Arizona Cardinals will win the Super Bowl in 2017.
48. King Charles in England.
49. Paul McCartney in news along with Sarah Ferguson.
50. Chris Christie will go to jail.
51. Paris Hilton back in the news.

Jasmine believes Kirk Douglas will pass.

I leave you with one of my favorite David Sedaris essays: "You Can't Kill the Rooster" NSFW.

A Look Back at our 2016 Predictions

First off, I will not be making any celebrity death predictions this year. It's been wrong for a while, and it really feels wrong today, after watching the carnage of 2016.

So with that out of the way, let's review what we predicted last year and then get on with 2017.
If any of this stuff was correct and I didn't realize it, let me know.

For 2016 Predictions, I relied on many co-seers. Chris, Yvette, Jasmine, Angie, John, and the fantastic teens Jessica, Hayley, and Addison.


Section 1: Conspiracies, Crime, and Mysteries   
1. Well known family man type will be found to be involved in robbery for thrill of it. (Jen)
2. Adnan Syed will either be set free, there will be a movie started about him, or both. (Jen)
3. More support for Avery and Dassey. Good stuff will come from the documentary. (Jen) I THINK I AM SORTA RIGHT HERE
4. Chris Walken will let a detail slip about Natalie Wood that will cause Robert Wagner much discomfort. (Jen)
5. Avril Lavigne is murdered by her doppelganger. (Jessica)
6. Casey Anthony will reappear and have a baby. (Hayley)
   Casey Anthony will write a book called IF I DID IT. (Angie)
7. Jimmy Hoffa will be discovered to have shot JFK. On the grassy knoll. (Chris) (I know. Lame---jen)
8. Hoffa will be found. (Angie)
9. Serial Killers on the rise. (John)
    Especially in the Florida Keys. (Jen)
10. Jasmine sees, "Murder, red dress, west coast, black car, blonde hair. Intials TR or JR)
11. Someone/some group will recreate the Manson murders. (Jen)


Section 2: Medical News (FAIL ON ALL COUNTS)
1. Demi Moore---health scare (Jen)
2. Clone a human (Jas)  Human/Robot hybrid (John)
3. TB will come back. (Hayley)
4. Cure for cancer, any type. (Jessica)
5. Illegal drugs will come under Federal law/not state (Jessica)
6. New disease (Jessica)
7. Lupus cure (Angie)
8. Vaccine that will prevent autism. (Angie)
9. Diet Drug will sweep the nation, called THINAGAIN. (Angie)
10. Diabetes breakthrough. (Yvette) WINNER
11.  Bodypart breakthrough like robotic eyes...(John)
12. You can begin hearing through your eyes. (Chris)
13. Increase in "male organ" transplants. (John) Link WINNER
14. Brain transplants. (Jasmine)
15. OUTBREAK! (Jasmine) WINNER: ZIKA VIRUS
16. HIV medicine causes HPV. (Chris)

Section 3: Inventions/Discoveries
1. Pluto is out again. (Angie)
2. Self driving cars production rises. (Jessica)  WINNER<---------------winner b="">
3.A new weapon. Gun can be used as a grenade when you are out of bullets. (Jessica and Hayley)
4. Real hoverboard will be invented. (Hayley)
5. Huge advance in space travel. (John)
6. UFO/aliens are real. JFK knew about aliens.This caused his death. (Jessica)
7. Uploading dead people's minds into computers will be a thing. (Jas)<------only b="" blackmirror="" in="">
8. Largest diamond ever found will be...found. (Angie)

Section 4: Death List
1. Jared Fogle dies in prison. (Jas)
2. Betty White, Charlie Sheen, Charles Manson, Michael Douglas, Michelle Phieffer (car accident), Kaitlyn Jenner (suicide), Kim Jong Un, Lindsay Lohan, Queen Eliz., Hefner  (Jen)
3. Nancy Reagan (Yvette)<---------------winner b="">!  WINNER
4. Maggie from Walking Dead dies (John)
5. Gary Busey has another near death experience (John)
6. Stan Lee (Jas)
7. Alex Trebec (Chris)
8. Ian McEllan (Jas)
9. Dick Van Dyke (Jas and Angie)
10. Jerry Stiller (Addison)
11. Miley Cyrus (Hayley)
12. Snoop Dog will die in an every day type of accident. (Hayley)
13. Val Kilmer (Jasmine)
14. Abe Vagoda (sp), Mary Tyler Moore, Doris Day, Roger Moore, Tippi Hedron, Kirk Douglas (I think Angie did all these) WINNER

Section 5: Politics/Who will win Presidency... WE ALL PREDICTED TRUMP WOULD WIN.
1. Edward Snowden will be brought back to US. (John)
2. No prison time for Bergdahl. (John)
3. Trump/Rubio (Jen)
4. Trump/Cruz (John).
5. Obama named worst president ever. (Not sure)
6. Obama pardons all illegal aliens as last act. (Addison)
7. Trump (Jas)
8. Trump/Fiorina (Angie and Jessica)

Section 6: Religion-----NOPE
1. Huge rise in new Christians. (John) WINNER
2. Pope Francis will get sick. (Jas)
3. New Muslim group emerges that denounces Isis--"Nisis" (Angie) Chris says he came upwith Nisis, but I think Jas will agree I said it first.

Section 7: Entertainment
1. Nick Cage arrested. (Jen) RIGHT!!!! WINNER!
2. Bananarama gets back together (Angie)
3. Song about a lightbulb gets...hot. (Jen)
4. Adele and partner done. (Jen)
5. Courtney Love --new song. Flop
     Frances Bean---book.  Hit.   (Angie)
6. Kim and Kanye break up. (Jessica and Jen)
7. Madonna marries again. Baby via surrogate. (Angie)
8.  Miss Columbia lawsuit and Columbian Drug Lords attack Steve Harvey. (John)
9. Anna Duggar stays with Josh Duggar (Addison)
10.  Terry Cruz makes a come back. (Jessica) *I don't know who Terry Cruz is.--jen
11.  Blake Shelton and Gwen have a baby. (John)
12.  Gwen breaks Blake's heart. (Chris)
13.  Blake and Gwen get engaged but never marry. (Jas)
14.  Tom Petty and Heartbreakers announce farewell tour. (Chris)<------winner b="">
15.  Justin Bieber gets stuck in a huge AC vent and firemen pull him out while the paparazzi snaps shots of the episode and the whole world points and laughs. (Chris)

Section 8: Geography and Natural Disasters: 
1.  Tsunami in Japan (Jas) WINNER
2. Japan will be destroyed by this Mega Tsunami (Jen)
3. Moon will stop affecting the tides. (Jessica) *OH MAN. jen
4. Tsunami on the West Coast (John)
5. Tsunami in Malaysa (Angie)
6. Mass shootings in Oklahoma and Alabama (Jen)
7. Meteor hits Russia. They think it's a bomb at first. (Don't know who said this)Link here
8. Rio 2016 Olympics. Bombs and violence (???)
9. Sickness outbreak at the Olympics (Jasmine)
10. CuddleParty Murder (Chris and Addison)