Dr. Cliff Arnall, a researcher from Cardiff University, thinks so.
“Arnall bases his yearly prediction on a formula he developed, which factors in the weather, consumer debt from holiday spending and failed New Year’s resolutions and arrives at that conclusion that we’ll hit rock bottom on Monday the 21st.”

I think the Economy is contributing to this problem quite a bit. I woke up to the news that the Nikkie has drop the most since 9-11, India’s and Europe’s stock exchange has been plummeting as well. I don’t think Bush’s refund’s are inspiring investment confidence either.

Let’s not forget the weather. Bad weather and natural disaster’s are becoming so frequent that you would think they are fashionable. The reports from the news are so bad in some areas I’m feeling guilty from gripping about parking snow bans.

All this aside though, I think we at Blowingoutlanterns.com have been doing better than we have been in years. I’ve been seeing goals being accomplished and positive results to our work and labor. A few friends have been lost along the way but new ones have been found. More important I think the quality of our interactions has only increased. When I went to bed yesterday I was tired, but it was a good tired. I visited family and had gotten a lot of work done, but I never felt like I was unhappy. If anything I was proud and content. It was odd waking up to the financial report this morning, being an Economics student I was concerned but not worried. I have learned in my life about the resilient spirit of humans. Things may not be ideal, but in these times we are finding more things to be happy about.

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