Sunshocked

When we imagine a creative act, we picture a prologue of frustrated brainstorming followed by a sudden spark of unrestrained brilliance. Such a story fails to celebrate the vital evolution of ideas from continued effort over time.

This Wednesday I’ll be saying goodbye to my job of four years and striking out on my own. It should be a moment of exhilaration and celebration—except for the fact the U.S. financial market just cried Jenga! in the middle of my endeavor. Here are three reasons why I’m not crazy.

Vital systems, from the U.S. economy to the global food market, are failing all at once… according to the “glass is half empty” crowd anyway. The “glass is half full of yummy lemonade” perspective is that we’re merely going through some market corrections.

With the dropping price and rising efficiency of nuclear power, I could no longer resist its amazing potential. By nuclear, of course, I’m referring to the fusion process deep within the sun generating spectacular amounts of energy that are then projected to Earth as sunshine. That other stuff is frickin’ scary.