Trial Balloon: December 30, 2008 Archive

Prudent people say "I don't make predictions. Nobody knows what will happen."
This is true, of course, but where's the fun in that?
The end of the year is a lovely time to make a prediction or two.
So what if they're hogwash?
I predict that 84 per cent of the 2009 predictions made this week will be proven wrong.

But rather than get hung up on troublesome details like factual accuracy and actual probability, let's agree that no one will be held accountable in the event their powers of prognostication prove to be sub-prime.
Any time you describe an event that hasn't happened yet, you're writing fiction, so what have you got to lose?
Toss it out there and see what happens. No need to explain.

To remove the burden of adding detail, you can write it as a headline. Like:

"Google Buys GM"
"Widespread Global Calming Hikes Peace Levels"
"MN Senate Seat Becomes Musical Chair "
"Radio Heartland wins Pulitzer Prize"

Or add as much detail as you like, as in:

"Missing Wealth Discovered"