Bellwether

This is one of those "comfort books" that I frequently reread. I was little surprised to realize today that Bellwether is over ten years old. Some of the trends and fads described do date it somewhat, but the big ones mentioned are the historical ones, like hair bobbing and the Hula Hoop. Almost everyone now has cell phones now. They were still enough of a novelty at the time of "Bellwether". Strangely very little else has changed. Corporate America is still changing policies and paperwork every other year in some attempt to stay ahead. Science may not have the Niebnitz award, but people are still discovering things in the damndest of ways. Barbie is still as popular as ever. If anything, frappucinos and lattes have taken up hold in the mainstream, rather than disappearing. The non-smoking bans have become more pronounced in recent years with whole cities banning them in public places. And sheep... are just sheep. What more can you say?