Bring on the noise.

 

“Every room, every house, every shade of noise

All the floors, all the walls, they all shake with noise

We can't sleep, we can't think, can't escape the noise

We can't take the noise, so we just make.”

For the past year, we have been pretty quiet. Sure, you can hear people raising their voices at one another, but since the pandemic hit, masks covered mouths and unless there was an incident, we lived in a fairly boring world. 

But, now it appears that noise is on the way; stands will be filling up, planes will be taking travelers back to beaches, cities and wherever they want to go, and families can once again be families. This is not a fairy tale, this is non-fiction.

Some of the eeriest photos I have seen over the past year are of cities with no one around. Times Square without taxis, Elmo and food wagons; Michigan Avenue with boarded up stores, empty sidewalks and no one visiting the museums—and countless other scenes around the country that seemed completely unbelievable such a short time ago.

We just learned today that our school is going to be re-opening full time starting the first week of April. A few months ago this was most likely not going to happen as things were just not moving in the right direction fast enough. But that was then and this is now. I am so happy these dark times are beginning to lighten. I think what really put it in perspective is when I heard grandparents will be reunited with family members. It brought a smile to millions of faces.

The photo above was taken at the United Center a while back. As the Bulls were closing in on a win, the fans were being instructed to make some noise—and soon they will again.

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