{"id":11293,"date":"2021-01-06T06:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=11293"},"modified":"2021-01-06T06:47:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T11:47:50","slug":"2021-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=11293","title":{"rendered":"20(21) questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As is no secret, the question mark is the Intramuralist\u2019s favorite punctuation piece. Why? It\u2019s the only grammar notation that actually solicits a response. As we dive into the new year, therefore, my mind is swirling. Change your questions \u2014 change your life (as the apt-named, brilliant book by Dr. Marilee Adams says; this is the way I think).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 20 questions (well, maybe a little more)<\/em> that I\u2019m asking as we turn our time and attention to 2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What will a peaceful transition of power look like this year?<\/li>
  2. Why do we only claim fraudulence when we lose?<\/li>
  3. Will a fairly evenly-divided House and Senate govern like a fairly evenly-divided House and Senate?<\/li>
  4. How will each party handle their radicals?<\/li>
  5. Will each party admit they have radicals?<\/li>
  6. What will a Pres. Biden be most known for?<\/li>
  7. What will a former Pres. Trump do?<\/li>
  8. Will Trump still tweet?<\/li>
  9. How will the vaccine card be used and misused?<\/li>
  10. How has isolation changed us?<\/li>
  11. When will life be normal?<\/li>
  12. What will never<\/em> be normal?<\/li>
  13. Will we hug?<\/li>
  14. Will we still wear (at least physical) <\/em>masks?<\/li>
  15. What about the new strain of Covid?<\/li>
  16. Will the Bills finally win the Super Bowl?<\/li>
  17. When will fans fill stadiums?<\/li>
  18. Will baseball fans ever return?<\/li>
  19. Will age ever catch up to Tom Brady?<\/li>
  20. How hard will the pandemic impact our debt and deficit spending?<\/li>
  21. Will we address our ever-increasing national debt?<\/li>
  22. Will Congress pass a budget before the fiscal year for the first time since 1996?<\/li>
  23. How will the bias of the 24 hour news stations change with Pres. Trump no longer in the White House?<\/li>
  24. Will they still talk about him?<\/li>
  25. Who will emerge as 2024 presidential frontrunners?<\/li>
  26. What will history give credit to the Trump administration for?<\/li>
  27. What will history blame the Trump administration for?<\/li>
  28. What will be the division of labor between a Pres. Biden and Vice Pres. Harris?<\/li>
  29. What do vice presidents actually do?<\/li>
  30. What do \u201cnormalized relations\u201d mean with respect to China?<\/li>
  31. Will we change how we deal with countries who continue to oppress their people or resist democracy and freedom of religion?<\/li>
  32. What will happen at the border?<\/li>
  33. Will there still exist such a thing as \u201cillegal immigration\u201d?<\/li>
  34. How can we make progress in a way that cares for the refugee but is still wise and safe for all?<\/li>
  35. What progress will be made in helping our friends who are persons of color feel safer and equally valued?<\/li>
  36. What can we do and what should we not?<\/li>
  37. Where do we need to listen more to a different perspective?<\/li>
  38. Will college football expand their playoff system so other formidable teams could be seriously considered?<\/li>
  39. Can Facebook last?<\/li>
  40. Will people continue to mistake likes, comments and tweets as dialogue?<\/li>
  41. Will government get more involved in regulating social media?<\/li>
  42. Will government get more involved in regulating religion?<\/li>
  43. How much respect as a nation will we continue to give God?<\/li>
  44. What happens to Hollywood after the pandemic?<\/li>
  45. Will movie theaters be a thing of the past?<\/li>
  46. Will we continue as a country to be enamored with celebrity?<\/li>
  47. How will the film, farming, food production, energy, oil, phone and television industries change?<\/li>
  48. Will there still be a printed newspaper?<\/li>
  49. What happens to cancel culture?<\/li>
  50. Will we recognize that cancelation is the opposite of grace \u2014 even when it\u2019s not so amazing?<\/li>
  51. What will happen in regard to how we acknowledge gender and sex?<\/li>
  52. What are we encouraging that\u2019s healthy and that\u2019s not?<\/li>
  53. Will gender-specific pronouns be prohibited?<\/li>
  54. What will we protest in the year ahead?<\/li>
  55. Will it be peaceful?<\/li>
  56. What will the long term effects of Twitter usage be on the younger generations?<\/li>
  57. What will they do better than prior generations?<\/li>
  58. What will they do worse?<\/li>
  59. Will we as a country value both our youth and elderly more?<\/li>
  60. Will Joe Biden be a healer or a divider?<\/li>
  61. What does it take to be a healer?<\/li>
  62. Will we still fight?<\/li>
  63. How can I be part of the solution?<\/li>
  64. Does being a part of the solution equate to everyone thinking more like me?<\/li>
  65. Or do I recognize that I, too, will always have much to learn?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    \u2026 and thus, we\u2019ll keep asking questions\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Respectfully\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    AR
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    As is no secret, the question mark is the Intramuralist\u2019s favorite punctuation piece. Why? It\u2019s the only grammar notation that actually solicits a response. As we dive into the new year, therefore, my mind is swirling. Change your questions \u2014 change your life (as the apt-named, brilliant book by Dr. Marilee Adams says; this is … <\/p>\n

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