As 2020 came to a close, so many needed a good year. We had just come out of a historically unprecedented pandemic. We were tired — tired of the changes, tired of the restrictions, tired of politics, tired of all of the fighting, and ready to get back to some sense of normalcy. We needed 2021 to be a relief year. We were looking forward to some peace and some reprieve.   Alas, very few got what they were hoping for. In fact, the vast majority of what I just described, continued. The pandemic continued with the launching of new...