Here’s a guy who turned tragedy into triumph:  52-year-old Bill Bowden lives near L.A.  And sadly, his wife of 26 years passed away in 2019.  So at that point, he didn’t know how to keep going . . . until a coworker encouraged him to start exercising. He was the heaviest he’d ever been at that point . . . about 280 pounds . . . but he started biking every day.  And since then, he’s lost almost 120 pounds.  He’s down to 162 now, and recently did his first triathlon.  (Here’s a before-and-after shot.)…………….. A new poll found most Americans are optimistic about the rest of 2021.  60% are “somewhat” or “very” optimistic about the last three months of the year……………..And finally………….