LA Times (December 31)
“That’s the thing about 2020, a term that describes both normal eyesight and an abnormal year. 2020 vision has given us a partially corrected view of ourselves, our nation and one another. It has brought into focus some hard truths that we cannot now unsee, try as we might.” The new year “will carry with it pieces of 2020. We still have the pandemic, vaccine notwithstanding. We are at a crossroads on race and policing with little consensus on a path forward.”
Tags: 2020, Abnormal year, Corrected, Hard truths, Normal eyesight, Ourselves, U.S., Vision
Chicago Tribune (January 1)
A fresh calendar, like a New Year, brings “a procession of days that haven’t happened yet, on shiny pages filled with blank spaces for life still to come, marked by the occasional notification of events that will occur regardless of the calendar owner’s plans…. Today those pages, like the year itself, are still open, pure, waiting. You’re alive. It’s a good day to be startled, and be glad.”
Tags: Alive. Glad
