It's been almost a year since I last blog, and a lot has happened -- both to me and the world. And a lot of the bloggers I was following have not been putting much up.  Is this some sort of synchronicity?  Maybe.  Hopefully, now that I have broken the ice, maybe some of the others will put something up.  As for the world, what's up with all these problems?  karma?  opportunity?  the end of days?  The economy, the Gulf, all sorts of news laws.  What's happening?  Write to me and tell me your opinion, and we can discuss it on this site.