Man of the Year:
1. Ron Swanson/Nick Offerman
On Parks & Recreation, Ron Swanson is a breakfast enthusiast Libertarian with a weakness for women named Tammy and a strong sense of self reliance. The actor portraying Ron may not be so different.
Nick Offerman, the man pictured to the left, is an accomplished wood-worker and has an impressive body of work. Check out www.offermanwoodshop.com for more info.
Pros: A man's man. Very little drama. Not afraid to get dirty.
Cons: He's still a fancy-pants actor.
2. Henrik Fisker
Henrik Fisker teamed with Bernhard Koehler to create an electric car that didn't suck. They surveyed the automotive landscape and saw only a sea of beige in the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. Sure, the Tesla Roadster was available, but one does not waft to the country club in anything built on a Lotus Elise platform. The Fisker Karma, on the other hand, brings refined elegance with its performance. Henrik Fisker, thank you for saving us from both boredom and hippies. Check his work out at www.fiskerautomotive.com/en-us
Pros: 981 ft/lbs of rear wheel drive torque. Stunning beauty. Leonardo DiCaprio has shunned his Prius for one.
Cons: I can't afford one.
3. Colton Lucas
Colton, a 12 year old resident of Kitzmiller, Maryland, shot and killed a 376 pound black bear. Of the more commendable aspects of killing so large a man-eating-predator is the fact that Colton had to drag that 376 pounds out of the woods, skin it, clean it and eat it. So, in addition to making this world a little safer from bear attack, young Mr. Lucas also provided for himself and his family. Very manly indeed.
Pros: One less bear equals one less bear attack. Pulling the trigger was the easy part.
Cons: Nothing comes to mind.
Car of the Year:
1. Fisker Karma
Pros: Electric, rear wheel drive, 981 ft/lbs of torque, American made, and, well, just look at it.
Cons: Price tag.
2. Icon BR Series
Pros: Modern drivetrain, no rust, manlier than sipping beer through a mustache while watching UFC in your underwear in a room that you built of mahogany and cedar.
Cons: If the other models are any indicator, Icon charges a gob of cash for one.
3. 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Pros: You can almost drive this thing over any natural solid. It is reasonably priced, now has 285 horses (thank you, new 3.6 V6), both manual and automatic transmissions are solid, and has selectable lockers front and rear. Oh, and it's cheap.
Cons: Maybe 20 mpg.
So, those are the things that impressed me most this year. What do you think? Anything to add? Change?
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