Rearview year end

This has been the most odd December I can remember. I've spent an odd quantity of time thinking about things that happened this year, both globally & in my bubble. I guess it's just the latest example of how my life has been this year, full of analysis & reflection.
12 months ago I went to Florida
11 months ago my second niece was born
6 months ago I got irritatingly close to dying in a car wreck
5 months ago I moved to Minneapolis
4 months ago I went to Turkey
2 weeks ago I moved back to North Dakota

See & (re)spond

Earlier today I was putting in a little time sanding down the top of the coffee table that I'm restoring. To the west, at least I think it was the west, the sky was getting ominously dark. A normal precursor to a storm & not unexpected because the weather forecast for the day was rain. Add a drastic change in the temperature & it was pretty obvious to me what was going to be happening in the evening.
Well my the signs were right. Every 10 minutes there is a warning message scrolling on the tv & the weather is getting funky outside.
But it got me thinking, are there signs every day of things just as foreboding?

Fragrance

I may never fully understand how my mind works but I know enough to just go with it when it works. The other day I was at work & in passing I was a young lady wearing a christian t-shirt. I immediately began thinking about the reasons behind it.

Partial Update

So my last post was about a potential tragedy in the future. A movie that just came out has made me continue thinking about the slaughter of innocents. The movie's called "The Purge." Basically for one day a year no crimes are prohibited so people get slaughtered & lots of bad stuff happens. I haven't seen the movie & don't plan to but it's another example of what could be in the future.
The more the idea gets pushed into public consciousness, the more possible it is that the future is scary & bleak.