It is not your average Monday, the 16th day of January 2023. Today is also the Martin Luther King holiday in America, and I think today would be a good day to focus on Diversity and Inclusion. I’ll be spending a portion of my day reading books on the subject.
I’ve also decided today will be a day to look at my Twitter feed. Another friend on social media -a longtime professional colleague – noted in her latest post on Facebook that she is getting a lot more spam promoting unsavory content on Twitter – more unwelcome ads spanning a horizon of distasteful topics, including porn and racist content. Time to shake the banhammer and block those folks who have a less than helpful intent.
This past weekend, the NFL playoffs got underway, and there is still a wildcard game tonight between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I might watch it just to see… I’m not a fan of either team, to be honest, and I don’t think either team has a snowball’s chance of making it to the Super Bowl – I think the Philadelphia Eagles are the class of the NFC. At this point, Tom Brady is kind of a circus sideshow rather than the headliner in the center ring. The Chiefs will play host to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday afternoon.
I’ve got some stuff to think about today. I want to be a better human being. I want to live a life that embraces diversity and inclusion. I want to be the kind of guy that people say, “Hey, he’s a good guy”. I hope people think I’m part of the solution rather than part of the problem.
And I have no control over what people say about me – all I can do is what I think is the right thing in any given situation, and hope that the net result is positive. I hope to be judged not by the color of my skin, but by the content of my character, to paraphrase Dr. King.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
