What is interesting, and what I reflect upon occasionally, is how the last 5 years or so have changed us all.

When I look back, even my rather pessimistic outlook of 2003 seems rosy compared to where we are today, and I can't help wondering in I'll say the same thing in 2009. It is a scary thought.

As you heard me say quite often, I think the next decade -- in a weirdly similar parallel with the first decade or so of the 20th century -- will see some major transformations in the world order.