Tuesday, August 9, 2011

INVISIBLE MAN

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, not to be confused with H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man, was published in 1952. It depicts a black man, his journey from the Deep South to the slums of Harlem, and the many struggles with issues, such as racism and bigotry, from both whites and blacks alike. A couple sentences of the Prologue best illustrate the mind-set of the main character. “I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids—and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me". 
 Original image taken from: ghost‑invisible‑mirror.jpg zootpatrol.com                                           

                                             Original Cover




My Cover





My Spine



Thursday, June 9, 2011

Venting 101...NOT

Since blogging isn’t exactly my cup of tea I considered using this as a means to vent my frustrations regarding all the people with the lack of common sense and the blatant disregard for their fellow man/woman. I then thought better of it as the only ones affected by the stupidity of others are the ones who let it consume them. My goal is to keep things positive, as I am a positive person. Besides, stupidity is right up there with death and taxes. I think Albert Einstein said it best, “"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."