“But Dryden had a poem: "Annus Mirabilis". The year of wonders. It was a poem about England in 1666. England in 1666 was decidedly not having a year of wonders. England in 1666 had war, plague, and a three-day fire that destroyed most of London, plus Issac Newton invented calculus, thereby making the lives of mathematically ungifted students immeasurably worse. But Dryden's poem was about what a great year it was because it could have been worse. They lived to see 1667 after all. At least, everyone who read the poem did.” OptimismBad Year Book:This Is How It Always Is Source: This Is How It Always Is
“You don’t need 20/20 vision to see that 2020 is a giant caca burrito getting forced down our throats.” CoronavirusPandemicBad TimesCovid192020Racial Tension2020 LockdownBad Year20 20 VisionAnnus Horribilis Author:Stewart Stafford
“A day gone is a day gone. As they say, don’t let a bad day turn into a bad year. Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.” OpportunityGoneGoalsSunsetDayBad DayYearResetBad Year Author:Richie Norton
“The past year had shrunk the world. In the hot wash and to be honest, washing it had been a bad idea all along. It should have gotten trashed, instead, given the dirt it had accumulated.” ShrinkingMetaphorsSmall WorldBad Year Book:As the moon began to rust Source: As the moon began to rust