Crystal Ball

Predictions for the next year, some bold, some likely. (Add any of your as a comment)

Technology and Science: Next generation DVDs will come out, confuse consumers, and be replaced with a completely new technology by the end of the year. Phones will start coming with Mp3 players built in. Wireless cable television (through local towers, not satellites) will start getting lots of attention. We will discover nothing useful on Mars. The Chinese put a man on the moon.

Business: One of the failing airlines with promise to never overbook passengers and will increase their profits. Google will lose a large market share to programs like Coperic that utilize multiple search engine and can search your computer (and network) within seconds. The Stock market will go up, while the economy stays mostly stagnant. The DJIA is currently at 10,800.

Government: The US will have less than 50,000 troops in Iraq by years end (currently over 120,000. I’m not counting troops at army bases inside Iraq that are cut off from the people and are in no real danger). Bush will fail at one of his two big initiatives (privatizing health care and permanent tax cuts). There is a major terrorist attack on foreign soil (I’m thinking Japan or India).

Sports: The Yankees will not win the World Series. The Knicks (currently in first place) will not get past the first round of the playoffs. If the they don’t have to play the Jets, the Colts will win the Super Bowl. The NHL will not be back next year either (I’m thinking there will be an entire replacement league, maybe Mark Cuban will start it). I will continue not to care about any college sport.

Personal: Lindee and I will get married a live happily every after.

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lindy said…
i predict that within the next 25 years Ryan will kill Trista in her sleep. Probably with a hammer. This is the couple from the bachelorette for those of you less trivial than i....
that's all i got for now!
oh, and the happily ever after one... that's a given.
1:18 PM
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