The Times Are a-Changin'

Listening to the news over the last few months, I've thought not a few times that it is the perfect time to be leaving the country--things are a mess, but I wonder if this is the low point. Here's what I suspect will change in the next eighteen months:

1. The face of the community
as the economy starts to heal and home prices start to balance out again. There are some major projects on the docket for Holladay City, too--this mall was torn down to build up a "lifestyle center" with shopping and housing.

2. The look of the Internet
along with changing technology. In the past two years or so, I've gotten into scrobbling, tagging, posting (though not so much poking)--I can wait to see what they come up with next.

3. The man in the White House
I'm not sure if it's cause for lament or celebration that I leave at the tail end of the campaigns--I'm tired of all the rhetoric, but at the same time, I've really enjoyed talking politics with my family since I moved home. Either way, it's out with the old, in with the new, and a page will turn for our country.

4. The green machine
I compulsively turn out lights and break down boxes. I've noticed, though, a lot of people don't have the same habits I do. The economic downturn seems to only be helping the cause, though--creating, among other things, the perfect environment for developing public transit. That, added to increased public awareness on "green" issues, means home will probably be more environmentally-friendly when I return to it. I hope.

5. My family structure
What was once my parents and three girls is now up to eight people--we'll see how that changes, too.

6. Me
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." --Shakespeare