Annus Horribilis 2022

2022 turned out to be another bad year. We had Russia invading Ukraine, which could possibly get the ball rolling for more conflicts and possibly bring about the end of democracy in Europe and Asia. There's also the assassination of Shinzo Abe, which people claim could herald the end of Japanese democracy, although Shinzo Abe was putting Japanese freedoms to the sword before his death. The high profile obituaries do not stop there, however, as the obituaries of Queen Elizabeth II and Pele also made the headlines. And let's not forget about the corrupt World Cup that was hosted by Qatar, whose soccer team had the worst performance of a World Cup host nation after losing all three Group Stage matches...

If you want to get your hopes high for 2023, prepare for more disappointment. We may have less than ten years left before the start of the Great Tribulation...

Long Way to Doha

Let's face it. The decision to let Qatar host the World Cup was a terrible mistake. Although Qatar is one of the richest countries on Earth, the expenditure for the 2022 World Cup is way more than the combined expenditure for all the World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2018. Pestilence or no pestilence, there are people who will totally abstain from Qatar's World Cup, just like those who opposed Tokyo's Olympic Games before the pandemic began.

Unless you choose to fly Qatar Airways to Doha, travelling there will be a long journey in the desert, and directional signs will be hard to find. In other words, it sure is a long way to Doha...