Searching for Optimism

Well, and I guess sadly, the optimism of the spring has turned into the downturn of the fall.  Volatility is everywhere and Rob is constantly busy working with new data.  It's a disturbing, frightening, and worrying moment in our world with also incredible opportunities to study, write and lecture.  Rob has been interviewed on every news outlet and we just returned from the meeting of the committee on Systemic Risk at the World Economic Forum Global Agenda meeting in Dubai.  Sheik Mohammed, Prime Minister, was just furious about what he sees as the failures and excesses of the banks and their effect on his economic outlook.  Let's hope that the unfolding pain is short.
On the brighter side, children continue to grow, people to live and love, and our grandchild to delight.