In sickness and in health...

It's been quite some time since I put my thoughts down in blog form, so there's a bit of catching up to do here. I just spent the last several weeks fighting a truly debilitating bout of sinusitis. Started with a cold about a month ago that slowly morphed into one of the worst illnesses I can remember in my adult life. I just want to state publicly that I am grateful for my employment-afforded insurance and for the support of my sweetie, who nursed me and forgave the crankiness that accompanies the discomfort of such an illness. I'm now well on the road to recovery, and hope I don't have to travel back down that road again any time soon. I've got too much going on and too much to do to be out of commission like that again!

It's February, that time of year when the nation remembers its debt to Black folks, only to forget it once again on March 1. This time, however, there is a buzz going on, due in part to our newly-elected President of color, and our newly-appointed Attorney General of color. Let's talk about race! I've been trying to talk about race for years. My life work is talking about race. A whole new era is opening up in which it is becoming OK to actually talk about the one thing that is always present between us as Americans, yet is the one thing we always want to discount and deny. I have every intention of seizing this opportunity, of not letting the buzz die down after the initial burst of energy surrounding it.

Stay tuned. I'm collecting my thoughts and soon they'll be spilling across this blog screen.