For Posterity's Sake....

You know those time capsule thingies? Ya...those are cool.

In the spirit of capturing a moment in time for posterity, I was thinking it would be interesting to document a few of the circumstances, big or small, that make up our society in the year 2008. Feel free to add to the list if you like...

1. The first black president of the United States of America was elected this year.
2. We saw the price of gas shoot up to an unbelievable $4.50 a gallon, and then drop to under $2.00 all in the same year.
3. One of the biggest issues in domestic politics is gay marriage. Do we legalize it or not?
4. The U.S. has been fighting the war in Iraq for 7...8? years now.
5. The most modern cell phone available is also an I-pod, computer with internet access, GPS system, and camera/video recorder....or was that yesterday? (I don't have one....too complicated)
6. Next year, something is happening to television that will make my "bunny ears" obsolete. What's that called?
7. Obesity is on the rise in American children. People are still eating fake food from McDonalds and Burger King and wondering why they're hineys keep getting larger and why cancer and heart diseases are spreading like wild fire.
8. A head of organic romaine lettuce costs $2.99 at Whole Foods.
9. A head of pesticide treated, cancer causing iceburg lettuce costs $1.29 at Smith's.
10. Real estate values have dropped 15 - 30% in the Salt Lake and Utah valleys over the last year.
11. The sub-prime market is dead.
12. Almost half of the homes listed for sale are foreclosures.
13. The average price for a starter home in the Salt Lake area is in the low $200,000's.
14. A law was passed this year in Utah making animal abuse a felony.
15. Osama bin Ladin is one of the world's most dangerous terrorists.
16. Oil is the dominant source of fuel, but new sources such as natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen are increasing in demand.
17. Interest rates for mortgages average around 6%.

This post isn't finished yet.....If someone would like to update the "pop-culture" faves of the last year or so...I'd be much obliged. Clearly, it's not my area of expertise.