Fast Away the Old Year Passes…

“Ringing out” and “ringing in” during the “Abhorring ‘20s” is a distinction without a difference.

Are we at perihelion yet? Oh — that’s NEXT week… (Photo by the author)

I readily admit I am not too keen on the idea of a “better 2022.” We as a population felt a steady breeze of hope and optimism when the unprecedented span of 2020 tapered to a close; we were soon disabused of such fervor. I submit that casting about…