What is the New Normal

I was just reading a blog post of a dear friend of mine Barri Carian, who poses the question The New Normal – What is it?  (Visit her blog at http://www.ocmetro.com/Blog.aspx?ID=172&AuthorID=59058&t=The New Normal - What is it?
 I found this a wonderful question for as she points out the phrase is being used everywhere but just [...]