No one has ever accused me of being a prophet; I'm certainly no Jeanne Dixon or a Nostradamus-like seer of future events. However, this New Year is going to be so predictable that I couldn't pass up making my own personal prognostications. Maybe I will make this an annual affair, something that people will await with drool-dropping anticipation. Wall Street will be at the mercy of my annual predictions, as will the political world and the Las Vegas odds makers. No, wait! There is no maybe about it, I will become the next great predictor of future events; Nostradamus without the candles and squalor, Jeanne Dixon with a little more facial hair and smaller breasts. Yes, that is my first prediction—I will become fabulously famous and wealthy beyond belief for my keenly accurate foresight. 

Since 2008 is an election year and the campaigns are in full swing due to the ridiculously early primaries, my second prediction, although possibly the scariest, will be that Hilary Clinton will be elected the first woman President of the United States of America. You might say that I read that in the cards; the same stacked deck that produced a Bush, a Clinton, a Bush and so on, etc. 

The wonderful game will be won by the "Brainy" man who will lead his loyal men to victory on the world’s greatest stage. For any of you that have never read Nostradamus, that little quatrain translates to the New England Patriots will win the Super Bowl and Tom Brady will win the Most Valuable Player award. In the event that the Patriots don't win the Super Bowl I will translate the meaning of my quatrain to suit whatever the outcome might be. 

Sticking to sports, there will be a steroid scandal involving college and professional football that will make the baseball scandal seem insignificant by comparison. The list of names will be a short one, however it will consist mainly of players who have never taken steroids or growth hormones. Seriously folks, look at the players heads; nobody has muscles on their forehead. I predict that the media will make a big hoopity-do about it, congress will get involved, wherever there is a circus you will find a politician or two looking to get some free publicity, people will make weepy apologies before the cameras but in the end nothing will really change.

In the entertainment world; Britney Spears will once again be photographed flashing her goodies to the entire world, only this time in an effort to prove to the Children’s Court judge what a good mother she is, she will be wearing underwear.

This next one could be political but I feel due to the nature of the content it is more along the lines of entertainment. I predict that a law mandating that bathroom stalls in airport men's rooms must be widened to allow for the extra-wide stance that some men prefer. This legislation will make it through the United States Senate with nearly full support.  

Last but not least, I predict that egenerations.com will experience phenomenal growth and with the help and involvement of all the wonderful people who have chosen to call this site home, will continue to be the best "boomer" site on the World Wide Web.