Blowing Bubbles, Clouds & Imaginary Returns

Next week I'll be writing a interesting column revealing a fascinating new theory about a phenomenon describing low probability events and something called the "adjacent possible". But clearly the most notable breaking news this week was captured in this article below. As a bumper sticker in the valley read after the dot-com disaster, "Please God, just one more bubble." Paraphrasing Lennon, you might say I'm a cynic—but I'm not the only one. HL Mencken noted that a cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin—though prefer the late George Carlin's declaration that if scratch any cynic, you'll find a disappointed idealist.

From The Onion:
Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In