I spent some time this evening putting together my annual list of highlights from the year. What strikes me about 2009 is how … well, dull it’s been by comparison to other years. Sure, some good things have happened, but compared to the scale of things that happened in recent years past 2009 has been a yawner. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, obviously, but it will put my skills to the test when it comes to creating punchy, attention-grabbing writing in documenting it.