Thanks, man, the older I get the less and less I want to be that crabby old guy. I see too many of them.
I have come to the realization, though, as we see here (and I see with a number of good friends) is that there will never be any getting over the past year for some, in multiple ways (Covid and the election mainly).
I don't know what to do about that other than realize these events are mainly in the past and move forward. Because there is almost no changing of minds. People need to come to their own conclusions, or change their conclusions only over the course of time. Seems trite, but time heals all wounds is appropriate here.
The good things I see is every restaurant we went to previously has made it, and are now packed. Everyone in my family made it through. My company made it through. My kids made it through, spectacularly. I know many can't say the same.
So why should I bother focusing on over-reach and mistakes officials made along the way? It was a fluid situation and most did the best they could with the information they had. I 100% believe that if we get future surges, that they will be dealt with in a much less "lockdowny" manner, just because we have gone through it once and that officials, for the most part that I see, do not want to go through this again.
I know, I know, I will just keep on taking that blue pill....