Top of the world to you.

People! Don't worry so much, everything will be fine.

Good things are still happening in the world. People are realizing their dreams, taking chances and winning, loving, sharing, moving on with their lives and ignoring the morass of news - strife and incompetence and riots and unemployment and AA+ credit downgrades. It's a big pond we are floating on, and it will take a LOT to really rock this boat.

When I fly my little airplane I hit what is called "light" turbulence, and it is bouncy. It feels severe, but only because actual severe turbulence is a rare thing, and if you think you're scared by these bumps, you ain't seen nothing yet. "Moderate" turbulence will scare you to death.

No, we're in some light chop, maybe we're hitting a hard bump now and again, but it will take some real effort to crash this plane. Let's hope the gremlins swarming around Washington stop trying.