Yes, I know that technically the decade doesn’t end until December 31st of 2010, but I’m doing my best of decade list now anyway.

In my opinion, since 2000 there has been a significant improvement of quality TV. There are great shows that fire on all cylinders. Great dialogue, great actors, great writing, great background. Just great.

Here’s my list of the best shows that showed up in the last 10 years.

10. Mad Men - Don Draper is the man.
9. The Wire – Best cop drama in some time.
8. Curb Your Enthusiasm – Maybe better than Seinfeld?
7. Breaking Bad – Makes you think about the choices you make.
6. The Office – The BBC version was slightly better, but the US still is great.
5. Dexter – A serial killer whose a pillar of the community. What’s not to like?
4. 30 Rock – I’d still date Tina Fey, even in HD.
3. The United States of Tara – Toni Collette is one of the greatest living actresses.
2. Arrested Development – I laugh every time I think about it.
1. Lost - I anticipate every second of this show. Very drug like.

Honorable mentions going to: Rescue Me, True Blood, The West Wing, The Sopranos, Sex And The City, The Daily ShowWith Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report.

5. Ellen Pompeo and her husband Chris Ivery have welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world and they’ve named her Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery. Also, Jude Law’s former fling has given him his fourth child — and it’s a girl! Jude briefly dated a model named Samantha Burke and a few months later found out he was going to be a daddy again. His rep says Jude is no longer in a relationship with Samantha, but he will be a fully supportive part of the child’s life.

4. Adnan Ghalib is finally free. His wife filed for separation in January of last year, citing irreconcilable differences. Yeah, I guess when your husband is dating Britney Spears, it’s pretty irreconcilable. But now that he’s divorced, does this mean Adnan and Britney can finally be together? Not yet. Her dad Jamie filed for and received a 3-year restraining order against Adnan. We’ll have to wait and see if true love can wait.

3. Miley Cyrus performed a sold-out show at the Staples Center in LA last night and wanted to celebrate at Katsuya. Miley wanted privacy for her and her posse of 100 no matter what it cost, so she bought out the restaurant for the night. Sources say she danced almost the entire night, mainly with her “Last Song” co-star Liam Hemsworth. They’ve reportedly been dating for 5 months, even though she still claims to be single.

2. John Travolta testified against two defendants accused of blackmailing him after his son Jett passed away in the Bahamas in January. John testified that his son was autistic and that his son suffered from seizures that would hit every 5-10 days and lasted about a minute. Jett suffered a seizure while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas and hit his head. John wanted to fly his son back to the States for treatment and signed a piece of paper showing that he refused an ambulance. But he later changed his mind and Jett was taken to the hospital there, where he was pronounced dead. Paramedic Tarino Lightbourne and former Senator Pleasant Bridgewater tried to blackmail John for $25 million, saying they would release that paper he signed to the press if he didn’t pay up.

1. One person who’s not buying the story Mackenzie Phillips is telling about her 10-year relationship with her dad is her stepmom. Michelle Phillips says Mckenzie told everyone in their extended family about this alleged relationship 12 years ago, but then claimed she was only joking. And now Mackenzie’s out with a new book talking about it again. Mackenzie says she waited until now to come out with it because she didn’t want to wreck her late father’s legacy, but Michelle says, “She’s really protecting his legacy now, isn’t she?” She goes on to say that John was a bad parent and a drug addict, but she doesn’t believe they had a relationship. Michelle says, “Mackenzie has a lot of mental illness. She’s had a needle stuck up her arm for 35 years. She was arrested for heroin and coke just recently. She did ‘Celebrity Rehab’ and now she writes a book. The whole thing is timed.” And she thinks it is unconscionable that Oprah would let her on her show to spew this garbage.

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Technology: the good, the bad, and in this case the ugly.

“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have the Facts of Life”…so true Mrs. G, so true.

Find out who graduated at the head of the class and who burned out.

You know them. You’ve seen them. You want to comment on people who annoy the heck out of you on Facebook.

Yet you often refrain because after all, they are friends of yours that you invited in.

Just as a helpful readers guide, we’re passing along this list we found from CNN detailing the 12 most annoying types of peope on Facebook. You’re not one, are you?

The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore.
“I’m waking up.” “I had Wheaties for breakfast.” “I’m bored at work.” “I’m stuck in traffic.” You’re kidding! How fascinating! No moment is too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn’t mean we all want to know when you’re waiting for the bus.

The Self-Promoter.
OK, so we’ve probably all posted at least once about some achievement. And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist.

The Friend-Padder.
The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies — you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway — might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 “friends?” Unless you’re George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That’s just showing off.

The Town Crier.
“Michael Jackson is dead!!!” You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff.

The TMIer.
“Brad is heading to Walgreens to buy something for these pesky hemorrhoids.” Boundaries of privacy and decorum don’t seem to exist for these too-much-information updaters, who unabashedly offer up details about their sex lives, marital troubles and bodily functions. Thanks for sharing.

The Bad Grammarian.
“So sad about Fara Fauset but Im so gladd its friday yippe”. Yes, I know the punctuation rules are different in the digital world. And, no, no one likes a spelling-Nazi schoolmarm. But you sound like a moron.

The Sympathy-Baiter.
“Barbara is feeling sad today.” “Man, am I glad that’s over.” “Jim could really use some good news about now.” Like anglers hunting for fish, these sad sacks cast out their hooks — baited with vague tales of woe — in the hopes of landing concerned responses. Genuine bad news is one thing, but these manipulative posts are just pleas for attention.

The Lurker.
The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a while, you’ll be talking to them and they’ll mention something you posted, so you know they’re on your page, hiding in the shadows. It’s just a little creepy.

The Crank.
These curmudgeons, like the trolls who spew hate in blog comments, never met something they couldn’t complain about. “Carl isn’t really that impressed with idiots who don’t realize how idiotic they are.” [Actual status update.] Keep spreading the love.

The Paparazzo.
Ever visit your Facebook page and discover that someone’s posted a photo of you from last weekend’s party — a photo you didn’t authorize and haven’t even seen? You’d really rather not have to explain to your mom why you were leering like a drunken hyena and French-kissing a bottle of Jagermeister.

The Maddening Obscurist.
“If not now then when?” “You’ll see…” “Grist for the mill.” “John is, small world.” “Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not.” [Actual status updates, all.] Sorry, but you’re not being mysterious — just nonsensical.

The Chronic Inviter.
“Support my cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which ‘Star Trek’ character are you? Here are the ‘Top 5 cars I have personally owned.’ Here are ‘25 Things About Me.’ Here’s a drink. What drink are you? We’re related! I took the ‘What President Are You?’ quiz and found out I’m Millard Fillmore! What president are you?”

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