Joining Forces

When I decided to start, “It Ain’t Hard To Tell”, my primary inspiration was Becky, one of Jesika’s best friends and her blog, “Which End Is Up Today”. It chronicles the lives of Becky and her sister as they navigate through life as young professional women of Chicago. In reading her blog, I was struck by her honesty and willingness to put her own neck in the guillotine of public opinion when writing her entries. When I wrote my first entry, “Back To Basics”, it was my original intent just to keep them to myself as sort of a private journal. It was Becky, who not only encouraged me to make my writings public, but she even offered to post them on her blog for me. It was then that I decided to go ahead and put together, “It Ain’t Hard To Tell”. I just felt like for me to get as much out of this blogging process as possible, I needed to do it all the way. I must say that in dealing with Jesika’s passing, one of the things that has been most healing to me has been, having to really think about my feelings, and then write them down in a way that makes sense to others. Sometimes I may succeed and sometimes I may fail, but the process itself has been very helpful.

A couple of weeks ago, I suggested to Becky that we try to do sort of a cross-promotion of blogs. I thought it would be fun if we got together for lunch once a month, had a conversation, and then blogged about it from each of our perspectives. In all actuality, I really thought it would be a good way for us to keep in touch in a way that will assist both of our healing processes , as well as pay homage to how much Jesika meant to both of us. I am sure she is in Heaven, smiling at us. I am sure she is calling us huge dorks, but she is smiling nonetheless.

So, our first lunch was yesterday afternoon. I have pictures and funny stories, and I promise they are forthcoming. It is only because AT&T DSL sucks so bad that I havent posted them yet. As soon as my technical difficulties are resolved, my voyage to Kuma’s Corner with Becky will be chronicled. Becky needs suggestions for nect month’s restaurant, so feel free to hit her up.

P.S. The picture doesn’t hold much significance except that it is the only Marvel comic book that I can recall with a Black man and a White woman fighting together for the side of right. That’s us – champions for the side of truth and justice. Evil doers beware!