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“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” So said van Gogh in the 1800s, and set out on his unpaved road to paint the expressive sunflowers and vivid landscapes that we all love. Sure. Who wants to be safe and bored? Add a little esprit! But this is 2020. Year of the Ps – pandemic, PPE, PPP, partisanship, protests, provocations, political posturing, presidential election, power games, poverty, pain. A lot of pain. An unpaved road, certainly. Too many… flowers? Enough. Let us out, let us pave a road that’s smooth and comfortable to walk on for all. Don’t underestimate the thrill of normality and comfort, Vincent. We don’t care about the “flowers.”