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As I look back at the past year perhaps the best way to describe it was how there were many times where things were broken. I am not talking about the occasional drinking glass or dinner plate but objects that mattered to us. When things are broken their performance is hindered to where in some cases they no longer serve any useful purpose. Replacement appears to be the order of the day. Mind you, I am not talking about the weather here in Colorado as I have lost track of how many days have passed without a meaningful snow fall. This morning may have been the exception as a little rain together with what might pass as a little sleet did fall but not for long enough to stick to anything. Enjoying December days that have climbed into the 70sF (20sC) would surely pass as unusual even if we didn’t talk about weather patterns that look to be broken. However, before developing this story line further, please be happy for us as remedies for almost everything have been found. But what was brok...

Walking into my office the only thought I had on my mind was how the year was coming to an end. I distinctly recall getting an early night New Year’s Eve 2020 and yet, here we are and 2021 is drawing to an end. It is also pretty easy to remark over how different 2021 had been to what was predicted two, three years ago. Remember the pundits writing about the coming doom that will overwhelm us and it had nothing to do with the global pandemic? Leave it to the predictions of the French philosopher Michel de Nostradamus (who some think has been “freakishly accurate”) when he wrote of “World-ending asteroids, zombies and ruinous famine are on deck for 2021.” In response I can only repeat the most famous words of the American tennis ace John McEnroe, “you cannot be serious?” Renowned for his on-court theatrical outbursts, we all learnt to love the guy in time. However, it is another image that perhaps sums up the year better than others and it is of the British actor Peter Sellers when he ...