Break on through to the other side Break on through to the other side, yeah… (From “Break on Through (to the Other Side)” by The Doors, 1967) I was on yet another conference call the other day, and the “icebreaker” question was, “What have you learned about yourself this year?” I am not the most introspective of people, so the question knocked me back for a second. But after giving it some thought, my response was, “It was a year of confirmation. After seeing myself every day on videoconference calls, I confirmed that I have the perfect face for radio. But, more importantly, I confirmed that I am an optimist. If the spectrum is measured from Grinch to Pangloss, I definitely am on the Panglossian side of the scale.” It is hard to imagine making it through 2020 with a pessimistic attitude.