You Gotta Start Somewhere

For my first draft on how this was going to begin, I had a long, rambling travelogue of my life, and what had lead me to decide that I wanted to put my thoughts into a forum like this—but being a Marvel comics fan—I’m going to do this like one of their stalwarts.

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko didn’t reveal the origin of Dr. Strange, the Master of Mystic Arts, until his third issue, and that’s the direction I’m going to go. I’ll tell you what I am later, besides the title gives you a pretty good indication of what I am. Today, I’m going to focus on the subtitle.

Ralph Ellison’s book “Invisible Man” has a number of targets in the Black and White Communities, but it always comes back to the idea that unless seen as doing something that “offends” the larger society, Black men are mostly “invisible”

But invisibility also allows a certain anonymity, which provides opportunities to observe situations and conditions unobserved, undetected, and undisturbed.

I’m going to have fun with this. I have lots of interests in lots of areas, and most of the time what I put on this electronic missive will focus on that.

But every once in a while, I will provide a perspective on life in our times from the gender and hue the majority tends to ignore unless we’re hauling a ball, singing a song, acting a role—or having our heads pushed into a police car.

So buckle up and enjoy the ride—here’s hoping that at times I make you smile, make you laugh, and, on occasion, possibly make you angry. But I hope always make you see things from a little different of a perspective!!

Until Next Time…