It's that time of year when journalists like to look back and select the top stories for year and I'm no exception. I just gave mine a little twist and focused on the Used Car Winners and Losers for 2011.
Ever wonder why there is a proliferation of these lists at the end of the year? Well, timing is the obvious answer but it's also done so journalists can take time off. Year in review stories can be written well in advance (one reason you rarely see events from Dec. 15 on make it into end-of-year pieces).
Well, I'd like to say I wrote my article on Used Car Winners and Losers well in advance but I have this habit of not lying in print. I kind of took it easy leading up to Christmas so I'm toiling away this week.
Surprisingly, a lot of you appear to be as well because my weekly newsletter didn't kick back a high volume of "I'm Out of the Office" automatic replies. Sorry you didn't get the week off either.
And, yes, it's only Thursday as I write this. Like many of you I have another day left in my workweek. Here's to the end of Friday coming as soon as possible so a three-day weekend can commence!