[Old School Hound]

Truly, a scary, scary year, with the pandemic and the close call on 1/6. No one should ever again take our splendid democracy for granted. Power in the hands of a wannabe despot, even in a country as great as this one, can change lives and countries, forever. Very thankful for those on both sides of the political aisle who stood up to corruption and seditious activities. Also, thankful to those who stood up to those who propagated false narratives about the deadly pandemic. Way too many lives were lost because of purveyors of fake conspiracies , along with non-sensical and unscientific infomadness about vaccines.

Here's hoping that all those who had families affected by Covid will rebound in 2022 and will see their lives return to some degree of normalcy. Like many of you, I had people I knew that lost their lives to the insidious virus -19 . Many of us had our own bouts with the virus. I'm thankful that we came through it and are still here to speak about it.

Be thankful for life, everyone.