Confusion reigns

By accident, I ran into a sister at Pop's on Sunday and somehow it came up that no one really knows exactly what the economy is going to do moving forward. To say that it has been fundamentally changed would be an understatement. Whether the current situation is what the president had in mind when he used the phrase on the campaign trail, I can't say. Note that I am not saying he is responsible for all our economic woes.

I am, however, pretty sure that uncertainty of what's coming next is a major reason the economy will not recover quickly. In short, we are in the midst of fundamental societal change and will have to adjust to whatever new reality emerges.

Younger folks would be advised to think about the future and what changes they see coming. For us old farts, we're mostly too old to change anymore, so we'll just do whatever has to be done and then we'll die. Those behind us are the ones who will need to look at how their futures have been forever changed, and what they will need to do, and to know, to succeed in the coming years. It is near certain it will not be what they've been taught.

I found a really long article the other day which hits a lot of areas that normally might not be considered when gazing into your crystal ball. I especially recommend it to those born after 1970.

But since I don't want to be too negative, I also found a cute little story which shows one thing the young have to consider that I never did.

I was in Starbucks yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass gas. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my gas with the beat of the music. After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee and noticed that everybody was staring at me.... Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod.

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