Pick a selection of objects that represent this specific moment: today's newspaper, a mix CD of music, this weeks TV Guide, your last grocery receipt, a stamp, an amazon.com printout of the top-selling toys, a magazine with photos of the latest fashions, and the like. Then write a note to your future selves describing what everyone likes to do and their plans for the future. Finally, make a prediction about what things will be like in 10 years hence. Stuff everything, along with a family picture, inside a plastic storage bin, acid free box, or other non-biodegradable container, and hide the capsule in a safe place. That could be the attic, the garage, the basement, a spare bedroom, an off-the-beaten-track closet—anywhere you can "bury" your capsule. Resist the urge to peek as long as you can.
