Kurt R.A. Giambastiani's Blog, page 25
September 16, 2019
Old Man Gamer: Borderlands 3
Dammit. I did something that I said I was no longer going to do: I bought a first-day-release version of a video game.
September 5, 2019
Things My Cat Taught Me
Always stretch after rising. Legs, too. There’s never a bad time for a nap. You can eat the same thing every day and be just fine. Catch and release is fun, but sometimes catch is what’s required. Dawn is one of the best times of the day. Staring out the window is a perfectly good […]
August 29, 2019
Making the Shift
"The Princess Gang rolled into the cul-de-sac on the same day Mr. B’s plum tree decided to bloom." That's the first line from a story that started flowing yesterday.
August 22, 2019
Into the Dark/Light
Last month, I mentioned that I'd once again been in the hot seat, interviewing for a new position at my firm. During the intervening weeks, it has been a situation of "hurry up and wait."
August 13, 2019
It Can’t All Be Gold
She checked again (the dozenth time) inside his coat, the stitched and hand-embroidered tag with Uncle's name and New York street.
August 7, 2019
No Safe Harbor
I have relatives who are racists. There. I said it.
August 1, 2019
Thoughts on Marriage
Not everyone is a fan of marriage. Back when I still went out a-courting, the anti-marriage refrain was usually "It's just a piece of paper!", with second place awarded to those who derided marriage as a patriarchal institution designed to keep women subservient and disempowered.
July 25, 2019
There Is a Wall That Sings
On long winter nights, there is a wall that sings, quiet and low, as if to itself alone.
July 18, 2019
In the Hot Seat
It is an ill-kept secret that I've been rather . . . unhappy . . . with aspects of my day-job*. Over the past two decades, the IT Industry, with its massive post-Y2K expansion and its penchant for constant retooling in both technology and methodology, has become the textbook definition of "churn." It's the poster child for the "Oh, look, a squirrel!" syndrome.
July 11, 2019
Write What I Know?
If I were to have followed the standard advice of "write what you know" (meaning only write from personal experience), then none of my books would ever have come into being.
