Hi, welcome to the town. You’ve kind of walked in on a big mess right now. The United States is fighting a war in Iraq. Other countries are madly working on building their own nuclear weapons. I guess you really didn’t have a choice. It seems like humans are always fighting some war or another.

You’ve kind of walked into a wonderland, too. We have advanced our communications to the point that people all over the world can argue and agree with each other in ways that we really couldn’t before. More people have a voice now than ever before. Sure, you need a computer to do it, but that’s a whole lot easier than convincing a publishing company that what you have to say is important.

Thanks for coming, 2007. Sorry you only get to stay for a year. Since your time here is limited, make the most of it. Let’s make this the best year ever, okay?