2017 has been an interesting year. It's more than apparent that politics has been the craziest part of this year, and the most stressful. Luckily, we have a show like Saturday Night Live to find the comedic aspect and let us feel a little lighter about things. We've lost many legends, including Tom Petty, Chris Cornell, Fats Domino, and even Don Rickles. It has been a stressful year, but I suppose there is a bit of a light in all of us that motivates us to keep going.

Musically, there have been some great albums released this year including Beth Ditto's "Fake Sugar", Beck's "Colors" Macklemore's "Gemini", Queens Of The Stone Age's "Villains" and Sleeping With Sirens' "Gossip" to name just a few. There's always a place for music to help lift us up in a time of need, and it has continued to do that. There's a song for every mood, and an album for every mindset. The chance to find new music is an endless, but amazing journey.

In the cinematic world, there were a number of interesting flms, but I prefer to wait until movies are on DVD, so I can really give them a good watch. A few highlights of this year, from what I have seen, include A Dog's Purpose, The Lego Batman Movie, and Kong: Skull Island to name a few. Just like music, there are endless paths to finding great movies. A few I'm looking forward to include, Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, and The Hitman's Bodyguard.

What I basically wanted to get across here is that, 2017 was a crazy and interesting year. A lot of has happened, and a lot has changed. As I said in one of my earlier articles, we have to stick together, because we are one and we have to stick together rather than falling apart. We have to appreciate each other, and embrace our differences and our similarities, because rather than being the same, we are all different, but we are all equal and are entitled to our rights. With that being said, 2017 was crazy, but we need to work and make 2018 amazing. Little changes can lead to big progress.