sometimes being paranoid and pessimistic is a good thing. its improves the ability to look further down the road and predict future trouble spots. being overly optimistic isn't good either.
so it's a balance. you and Peach and Howlin can be the optimists, let me be a pessimist on this one.
I'm not a pessimist on every issue - I was one of the first people to say the media was overplaying the prison "torture" scandal, and I have always been one to say the Iraq war was going alot better then reported.
Just because you are paranoid does not mean everyone is not out to get you...:-)