Jim Gettman
@jimgettman.bsky.social
50yrs a GM, 40 as husband/dad, writer, Ukraine supporter, former IT mercenary
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Jim Gettman
@jimgettman.bsky.social
· May 19
Writing Rhymed and Timed
Haiku is So Unlike You
It's Me to a T
Haiku is So Unlike You
It's Me to a T
Another printable protest sign
December 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Another printable protest sign
IT con$ultant hammering screws.
A company that used Oracle asked me to write a query that counted value frequency in columns of huge wide tables. I told them to open SAS and type "DATA {table} PROC FREQ". They wanted it in PL/SQL. Their specific query ran 8hrs and failed. My generic query ran 3hrs.
A company that used Oracle asked me to write a query that counted value frequency in columns of huge wide tables. I told them to open SAS and type "DATA {table} PROC FREQ". They wanted it in PL/SQL. Their specific query ran 8hrs and failed. My generic query ran 3hrs.
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
IT con$ultant hammering screws.
A company that used Oracle asked me to write a query that counted value frequency in columns of huge wide tables. I told them to open SAS and type "DATA {table} PROC FREQ". They wanted it in PL/SQL. Their specific query ran 8hrs and failed. My generic query ran 3hrs.
A company that used Oracle asked me to write a query that counted value frequency in columns of huge wide tables. I told them to open SAS and type "DATA {table} PROC FREQ". They wanted it in PL/SQL. Their specific query ran 8hrs and failed. My generic query ran 3hrs.
Someone called bullshit on my faith in Ukraine winning. Well, ChatGPT shows Russia has spent about 12% of its total military AND CIVILIAN manpower to gain about 12% of Ukraine's land*. Putin will fail long before he sends the last idiot into the meat grinder.
* Mostly fields, not cities
* Mostly fields, not cities
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Someone called bullshit on my faith in Ukraine winning. Well, ChatGPT shows Russia has spent about 12% of its total military AND CIVILIAN manpower to gain about 12% of Ukraine's land*. Putin will fail long before he sends the last idiot into the meat grinder.
* Mostly fields, not cities
* Mostly fields, not cities
Welcome back, Mississippians. That word is so fun to type I have to do it again, Mississippians.
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Welcome back, Mississippians. That word is so fun to type I have to do it again, Mississippians.
My hope is in the people of Ukraine. They are being forged like iron in the fire. They will defeat Russia. To do so, they will build a country and military that eclipses the United States. The world will then realign into Ukraine vs. China.
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My hope is in the people of Ukraine. They are being forged like iron in the fire. They will defeat Russia. To do so, they will build a country and military that eclipses the United States. The world will then realign into Ukraine vs. China.
Another protest poster
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Another protest poster
Today's printable protest sign is a quickie. I just had to make it but have not yet used it.
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Today's printable protest sign is a quickie. I just had to make it but have not yet used it.
Yet another printable protest sign (my favorite, but no responses, so low impact)
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yet another printable protest sign (my favorite, but no responses, so low impact)
Thanks @sirrickolas.bsky.social. You opened a door for me to many wonderful Bsky content creators. Its like the moment when magic starts happening.
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Thanks @sirrickolas.bsky.social. You opened a door for me to many wonderful Bsky content creators. Its like the moment when magic starts happening.
Post a non religious image you think of as holy.
My second RPG hero to ascend. Inky DeLight went from a villain's flunky to marrying the Supreme Sorceress, Guardian of the Universe.
My second RPG hero to ascend. Inky DeLight went from a villain's flunky to marrying the Supreme Sorceress, Guardian of the Universe.
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Post a non religious image you think of as holy.
My second RPG hero to ascend. Inky DeLight went from a villain's flunky to marrying the Supreme Sorceress, Guardian of the Universe.
My second RPG hero to ascend. Inky DeLight went from a villain's flunky to marrying the Supreme Sorceress, Guardian of the Universe.
Reposted by Jim Gettman
Reposted by Jim Gettman
I *loved* Miraculous - Ladybug & Cat Noir - The Movie. It is good fun, and then scary. Finally, a pan shows winter coming. Ladybug looks for Adrien as he mourns "I miss you so much, Ladybug. The world is at peace, but my heart is in turmoil". An ENTIRE MOVIE lives in his 17 words.
#MiraculousLadybug
#MiraculousLadybug
December 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I *loved* Miraculous - Ladybug & Cat Noir - The Movie. It is good fun, and then scary. Finally, a pan shows winter coming. Ladybug looks for Adrien as he mourns "I miss you so much, Ladybug. The world is at peace, but my heart is in turmoil". An ENTIRE MOVIE lives in his 17 words.
#MiraculousLadybug
#MiraculousLadybug
The New York Times is a tool of the opposition. They epitomize how journalism put Trump into office, and are doing their level best to support him now.
OTOH, the Wall Street Journal IS the opposition.
Boycott both. Support independent media.
OTOH, the Wall Street Journal IS the opposition.
Boycott both. Support independent media.
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The New York Times is a tool of the opposition. They epitomize how journalism put Trump into office, and are doing their level best to support him now.
OTOH, the Wall Street Journal IS the opposition.
Boycott both. Support independent media.
OTOH, the Wall Street Journal IS the opposition.
Boycott both. Support independent media.
This third printable protest sign is more generic -
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This third printable protest sign is more generic -
My Putin Rules Sissy Trump sign is a favorite. (You are encouraged to download, print, paste and parade with any of these signs.)
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
My Putin Rules Sissy Trump sign is a favorite. (You are encouraged to download, print, paste and parade with any of these signs.)
I'm going to start posting protest sign images. Maybe one a day for a while, then petering out.
This first one is, by far, the most popular with passersby taking pictures.
This first one is, by far, the most popular with passersby taking pictures.
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I'm going to start posting protest sign images. Maybe one a day for a while, then petering out.
This first one is, by far, the most popular with passersby taking pictures.
This first one is, by far, the most popular with passersby taking pictures.
A thought for Democrats thinking about 2028. I am a never Trump Republican, but could not bring myself to vote for Hillary in 2016. I supported Warren, so it's not about sex. Hillary is in the East Coast elite cabal with Merrick Garland, Schumer, Cuomo, etc. They are why Americans hate Democrats.
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A thought for Democrats thinking about 2028. I am a never Trump Republican, but could not bring myself to vote for Hillary in 2016. I supported Warren, so it's not about sex. Hillary is in the East Coast elite cabal with Merrick Garland, Schumer, Cuomo, etc. They are why Americans hate Democrats.
<gripe>I'm tired of people at the gym wasting my time wiping the seat with a soapy cloth after they use a machine. If I wanted a wet butt, I could wipe the seats myself. What's up with that? Do they have herpes?</gripe>
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
<gripe>I'm tired of people at the gym wasting my time wiping the seat with a soapy cloth after they use a machine. If I wanted a wet butt, I could wipe the seats myself. What's up with that? Do they have herpes?</gripe>
Turnout at the #teslatakedown protest in Burbank, CA, today.
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Turnout at the #teslatakedown protest in Burbank, CA, today.
I guess the #TeslaTakedown protest I organized for noon today at the Burbank Tesla Service Center will have a low turnout. Oh well. I'll still be there with my sign and an umbrella.
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I guess the #TeslaTakedown protest I organized for noon today at the Burbank Tesla Service Center will have a low turnout. Oh well. I'll still be there with my sign and an umbrella.
I am hosting No Trillionaires Day, Burbank, Nov. 15 - actionnetwork.org/events/no-tr...
No Trillionaires Day, Burbank, Nov. 15
Elon Musk is destroying democracy around the world, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. Tesla shareholders just approved a trillion dollar package for Elon. But whether he gets it ...
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I am hosting No Trillionaires Day, Burbank, Nov. 15 - actionnetwork.org/events/no-tr...
Ever wonder how to tile a plane using fully interlocking nonagons?
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ever wonder how to tile a plane using fully interlocking nonagons?
OLD ORANGE? Republicans are starting to act like DJT is Old Yeller after fighting the rabid animal. The smarter ones are locking him up before he starts foaming at the mouth.
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
OLD ORANGE? Republicans are starting to act like DJT is Old Yeller after fighting the rabid animal. The smarter ones are locking him up before he starts foaming at the mouth.
Our Ukrainian feast (set by refugees starting a smoked meat and catering business, uasmokehouse.com/shop) -
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Our Ukrainian feast (set by refugees starting a smoked meat and catering business, uasmokehouse.com/shop) -