We couldn’t wait to kick 2020 to the curb, and indeed it was a rotten year in many respects. The pandemic brought illness and worse to the old and vulnerable.

For the rest of us, it was a year of prohibitions: on going out to eat, on walking around the Lake, on attending church, on celebrating holidays and going anywhere without a mask. As if that weren’t enough (and it never is), they added insult to injury by banning plastic utensils and straws!

But I’m here to tell you that, just as no human being is all bad, even the worst years have redeeming qualities.

Herewith, in no particular order, is my (very) short list of reasons to lighten up on 2020.

Since March, all public board meetings have been conducted remotely via Zoom. Now citizens are able to avoid attending these meetings from the comfort of their own homes!
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