Fred has a saying that I love, “Let your freak flag fly.” While I have never specifically discussed this with Fred, I have always taken this to mean, be proud of your individuality. Embrace what makes you different.

For me, my freak flag involves my love of science fiction. I grew up watching science ficton on television, “Star Trek,” “Lost in Space,” and “Space 1999” (only true science fiction fans would know the last one). As an avid reader of any type of fiction, a science fiction book or series choice almost always follows a general fiction choice. In fact I just read and loved the “The Red Rising” trilogy, a great science fiction trilogy about the fictional colonization of Mars.

Of course my love of science fiction extends to movies, “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “The Matrix,” “The Martian,” and “Avatar” and anything “Avengers.” And while I loved the latest Avengers movie, “Infinity Wars” and cannot wait for the sequel,  “The Black Panther” was actually my favorite Avengers movie. My reasons why may be a topic for a different blog.

Now that I’ve told you about my freak flag, unfurl yours. What makes you different? What makes you, you?