April 1, 2022
What a long, strange trip it’s been[i]. Two years ago, we were learning more about a Corona Virus—and it had nothing to do with Corona Beer. My boating friends and I celebrated St. Paddy’s day 2020 in some very crowded bars in downtown Annapolis—and two weeks later, we sat in a circle on a Kent Island dock separated by at least 10 feet so that we would miss the “rona.”
We’ve gone through two years of the ebbs and floes of Covid, new variants, new waves, new restrictions, and new regulations. Then the 2020 Presidential Election—turned into a bitterly partisan and contentious event that still separates many families and friends. COVID, and the politics of the election, sparked a 40-year high inflation spike—with, I think, at least another 12 months of that on the horizon. And of course, this last month, we see the brutal Russian/Ukrainian war—which will only fan the inflation fire. And as icing on the cake, add multiple violent protests throughout our country, and we have had, to put it mildly, a very eventful start to the 2020 decade. Read More