Slartibartfast awakens

The experiences of author on various events in Washington, D.C., in response to renaissance of nuclear power are discussed. The current administration's energy package includes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and granting immunity to makers of the gasoline additive MTBE. Slartibartfast worked on designs for custom-made vacation planets. He and his coworkers during the crash of galactic economy put themselves in suspended animation, to be awakened automatically once the economic indicators rose to the point where people would be able to afford vacation planets again.