Kurt R.A. Giambastiani's Blog, page 19

One For the Box

In my house there are four boxes. Four special boxes.

Respect

A dry drum. Steady rain. Measured footsteps. Taps. Distant thunder. Sounds from Arlington11Nov2020  

America Stumbles

Regardless of which campaign is eventually judged the winner, there is a clear loser: America.

Hallowe’en Wedding Bells

Today, I married my sister.

Book in Hand

For most of my life, if I was awake, I had a book in my hand

Vote Like Your Kids Live Here

This damnable year has taught me two things, the most recent of which is.:

Vote shaming does not work.

SQL for SCOTUS*

SELECT      Intelligence,      Knowledge_of_Law,      Dignity,      Determination AS GRIT,      Strength AS RESOLVE,      Empathy,      Insight FROM      SCOTUS_Requirements INNER JOIN      Virtues LEFT JOIN      Womens_Rights LEFT JOIN      Equal_Treatment WHERE     Moniker  = 'Notorious' AND Initials = 'RGB';       *Yes, yes, I know this isn’t strict SQL. Poetic license […]

AH, AS, AF

Here in the PacNW, we know from smoke. And I'm not talking the cannabis type.

Old Man (Board) Gamer: Diversionary Tactics

I'm taking a break from political ruminations, and instead will recommend something that has provided hours of distraction in this otherwise interminable summer.

One Liberal’s (Brief) Manifesto

Socialist! Anarchist! Traitor!

The list of what I am (according to the Opposition) goes on, but those are the highlights.