The worst year in memory will be over in a few hours, and although I’m not naive enough to believe that the tolling of midnight will bring about sudden change, I am hoping for an upswing. There will undoubtedly be some 2020 hangover (US politics would be one example), but with COVID-19 vaccines on the way things should gradually start getting back to normal so that progress, without the necessary tyranny of lockdowns, can be made. Even a “new normal” that elevates us a few steps above the horrors of 2020 will be welcome.
I sincerely wish everyone a happy new year, and a year of freedom that allows plans to be made and carried out to the betterment of all.