Trillan's Journal: So what's new?

This is an odd sort of subject, so let me explain a bit.

Back ten years ago, my Aunt & Uncle (and their kids) returned briefly to Vancouver on their way to Calgary. They'd spend the last year or two in Africa. (Something I'd love to do one day.) Anyway, I remember that in the airport my Aunt sat down on a car bumper casually. After thinking about it for a few seconds, I realized that car alarms had only become popular since she'd gone overseas.

So now I'm wondering... what's new since September 2004? Am I in for any kind of culture shock?

True, four months isn't a year or two. But things are not only changing faster than ever, but they seem to be changing how fast they change faster than ever...