Race and a can of worms

(This post is something I started, slogged through, and then felt ambivalent about once it was done. I think maybe it was helpful in opening up the door to discuss some other issues in my life related to connectedness and culture. I’ve decided to post it anyways) 

After a week of starting and restarting a blog post (it lived in draft form as “Pioneer” for a bit) - after a week of struggling to come up with just the right words – after a week of restless nights and racing thoughts, it hit me some time in the pre-dawn hours of Friday morning.