2020 Out

When Dr. SJ and I married, the year 2020 was so far in the future that it was the Jetsons. Flying cars. A colorblind society. Everyone wore unitards and was healthy and happy until the age 100. Never would we have imagined it would be a pandemic and a president named Trump. It would have been as ludicrous as WAP becoming our national anthem.

Things didn’t turn out as anticipated. Things rarely do. It makes for interesting times.

The Year of Our Lord 2020 now comes to an end, and many say that it’s been the worst year ever, as if the year 2021 will simply have to be better. I hope so, but then I hope every year will be better than the one before it. As much as I’ve made clear that I view Trump as repugnant, I am not of the view that he’s the problem, but the manifestation of the problem. I do not think we’ve solved anything that gave us Trump as punishment, and fear that this failure will become worse in 2021 as the reality hits home that what ails us is not only uncured, but has metasticized.

I hope I’m wrong. But I don’t think so. I think we’re just changing the head on the corpse.

Thank you for your contributions to SJ, the brilliant ideas that occasionally show up in the comments that make me smarter, more aware or even less stuck in my own old-man-lawyer bubble. I may not like what’s happening, but like everyone else, I need to know what’s happening outside my world.

Thank you for your contributions to the upkeep and maintainence of SJ. You’ve been very kind and generous to keep this hotel filled and running.

Thank you, Chris Seaton, Judge Rich Kopf, Greg Prickett, Chris Halkides, Guy Hamilton-Smith and everyone who has contributed to making us smarter and bringing a smile to our faces. Most of all, thank you Beth, my editor, who saves me from my own dopiness. Without Beth’s dedication, my status as typo kind would be known by all.

Thank you for reading. I would write whether anyone read or not, but it’s a lot more fun knowing that you’re here reading my ramblings.

Good-bye 2020. I hope 2021 is better for all of us.