Kurt R.A. Giambastiani's Blog, page 9
December 22, 2022
Dreaming, as One
There is something we share; it is an idea, a thought, a dream. We call it a nation. We dream that it is as real as the earth beneath our feet, as eternal as the stars. We recall histories of its birth, tell sagas of its darker days, make plans for its future. We believe […]
December 8, 2022
One of These Things is Not Like the Other
First, in Colorado, a woman wanted to expand her web-design business to include wedding websites, but she didn’t want to create websites for same-sex couples, as doing so would (somehow) be counter to her religious beliefs, so she sued her state and the case now sits before the SCOTUS. Then, in Virginia, a restaurant refused […]
December 1, 2022
Beatle Birthday
This weekend is my Beatle Birthday.
November 18, 2022
500 Days
In 500 days, I will retire. In more ways than one. I will retire, as in leave the job I have held for lo these decades past. I will also, for a time, retire, as in go to bed and sleep (I hope) for more than 5 hours at a shot. I may also retire, […]
November 10, 2022
Out of Many
we are eight billion quilts
November 2, 2022
Elbow Room for the Holidays
In late 2019, I felt my mental acuity begin to falter. I would lose track of days, couldn’t always remember whether an event was yesterday or a few days before, failed to recall conversations, and so forth. I didn’t think it was dementia (though that is one of my big fears), but rather, I felt it […]
October 31, 2022
Scheduling
she’s a night owland I rise before dawnwhich gives us botha few hours aloneto miss each other
October 20, 2022
My Sword is Bright
My sword is bright / it lights the path ahead
October 13, 2022
Of Bushels and Lamps
“Has John read your books?” “I don’t know.” “What do you mean? You guys talk about books all the time.” “Well, sure. But not about my books.” The above snippet of dialogue is verbatim from this past weekend, and it is Exhibit A in the case of Why I Absolutely Suck at Marketing. In general, […]
October 6, 2022
What Price Vanity?
This has been a week of ups and downs—society, family, health, the future—and, to be honest, right now I’m on the down-side of it. So, fair warning. In last week’s post, I admitted that my Fallen Cloud Saga needed new covers. This led to other considerations about fixing some of the content (e.g., typos, minuscule […]
