As my regular readers probably have noticed, I’ve been
away for a while. Not necessarily voluntarily, however, since circumstances
pretty much dictated that I take the summer off, away from this very
invigorating space, and turn my primary attentions elsewhere.
Of course, I’ve missed you, and suffice it to say I’m glad to be back in my blogging chair, and while I’m sorry to have been gone so long, occasionally in life stuff happens. Indeed, life itself happens. And as those of us who’ve been on the planet more that a minute know, we sometimes just need to divert ourselves and move in another urgent, more critically focused direction for awhile. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, either; since, if we’re fortunate, often we can return to the normal course of events with regenerated vigor, blessed with a re-invigorated, hyper-sharpened critical perspective on the issues that matter to us the most.
Of course, I’ve missed you, and suffice it to say I’m glad to be back in my blogging chair, and while I’m sorry to have been gone so long, occasionally in life stuff happens. Indeed, life itself happens. And as those of us who’ve been on the planet more that a minute know, we sometimes just need to divert ourselves and move in another urgent, more critically focused direction for awhile. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, either; since, if we’re fortunate, often we can return to the normal course of events with regenerated vigor, blessed with a re-invigorated, hyper-sharpened critical perspective on the issues that matter to us the most.
And as the wisdom of the universe would have it, lots of
incredibly exciting and hopeful portents have appeared on the horizon since
last I wrote. For example, when I selected the very evocative image for this
post back in the tender salad days of June, I had not the foggiest idea that the
photo would prove to be such an apt illustration for certain pivotal recent
events that have risen to the forefront in the struggle for equal rights for
our LGBTQ+ sisters and brothers.
