Nope, No Predictions - Just A "Happy Holidays"
Everyone's predicting what 2005 will bring us. So here's my two cents: I have no idea. Sure - we can all guess one or two things and the less important they are, the greater is the chance we are right. But really big changes always comes sneaking up on us.
I once listened to a brilliant speaker talking about paradigm shifts. His conclusion was that paradigm shifts are only visible in retrospect. It's just not possible to grasp what's happening until it has happened. Anyone who tries will look rather silly when we all live in the time of the new paradigm. The only thing we can do is to not - under no circumstances - write or speak in public about the future. That way, we can't be held responsible for what we once thought :-)
As bloggers, it's probably too late for us to listen to that piece of advice...
Anyway, I wish you all Happy Holidays. I'll start writing again here next week or so.