2020: two-thirds down but plenty more to go

As we all know, the year 2020 has turned out to be something of a catastrophe. The COVID-19 pandumbic that has gripped the world and turned it on its edge (yes, the world has an edge─in a figurative sense, anyway) hasn't helped matters. This crazy, cockeyed, cuckoopants disease has made short work of messing things up. Who knows where we're headed? And how long is this going to continue?

Two-thirds down means that we still have four months to go. A lot can happen in those four months. We have the big holidays coming (Christmas and Thanksgiving). The Summer Olympics have been delayed till next year. And we have an upcoming Presidential election that's going to be...interesting.

In optometrist-speak, "2020" (correctly written as "20/20") refers to perfect vision. At my last appointment, my optometrist said my vision was at 20/30─not too shabby for a sugar-challenged person such as myself. Maybe that means 2030 will be my year. We'll see if I'm still around then. If so, I'll be 70 and will probably still be driving my then 28-year-old Honda. I'll be in my 22th year of writing this blog, and my readership should double to about four.

But where will the world be then? The way things have been going this year, our entire country will lie under the rubble of destroyed buildings; COVID-25 and COVID-28 pandemics will ravage the nation; and the world will run out of chocolate.

For the remainder of 2020, I've set a few goals for myself that are somewhat attainable. In no particular order, first, I need to get back to work. Job openings are slowly coming back and I should be able to find...something. Second, I need to lose a lot of weight. At my doctor appointment last week, I tipped the scale─over─at 265 lb(!). That's the most I've ever weighed, and it's not good. I owe it to not moving around enough or going anywhere. With so much closed, I can't really go anywhere, but none of us can either. Third, my doctor recommended and I got an approval from my health insurance to begin seeing an endocrinologist to try and figure out why I'm having issues with balance and light-headedness. In general, I'm kind of a mess right now and I need to get it cleaned up before someone steps in it.

I've picked on 2020 because so much bad stuff has gone on this year. The health issues began prior to 2020, so I can't blame the year for those. However, aside from what I mentioned above, I will continue writing whatever I can, whenever I can. We'll get through everything, and will likely emerge even stronger.