So this is it for now. I am going to take a well-deserved break for the next few weeks and return in January. It’s been ten months since I launched Peaktalk and it has been a great run, I have had great feedback from readers and links from all over the blogosphere and I want to thank you all for making this a rewarding and fun experience. There’s nothing like waking up, having a coffee in front of your PC and seeing that while you were asleep someone linked to something you wrote the night before and people all over the world have been reading it and commenting on it. Thanks again and keep coming in the New Year.

I will leave you with my view on what was the most significant development of the past year below, and I did not write it because I am European, no, I really think that we have seen a monumental global shift this year that is going to have repercussions for decades to come.

So I wish you all the best for Christmas and health, peace and prosperity in what no doubt is going to be an interesting New Year.

Update: There is a Christmas Edition of the Carnival up over at Winds of Change, with host Joe Katzman sharing a good Christmas story with us.