by Jim Stitzel | Apr 9, 2007 | General
Source: Ctrl-Alt-DelI have something against the prevalence of slang in American dialogue. The way today’s youth talks – or at least _types_ – especially bugs me. This comic from Ctrl-Alt-Del very adequately demonstrates my annoyance with this...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 5, 2007 | Science
I stumbled across another interesting “science blog”:http://highlyallochthonous.blogspot.com yesterday, this one focusing primarily on Earth Science. In “this...
by Jim Stitzel | May 22, 2006 | Writing, Technology
It figures – life gets exceptionally busy, yet my mind finds that it is exceptionally quiet as of late. Well, mostly quiet. One of the hazards of the chaos that goes with being a new homeowner is that it leaves me very little time with which to stay in touch...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 19, 2006 | General
bq. If you can’t laugh about your religion or personal beliefs on occasion then you need to take a serious look at what it means to you. You can find humor in any situation. I ran across this quote earlier today, and it gave me pause. A lot of non-religious folk...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 3, 2006 | General
I mentioned Blaise Cronin in my “previous article”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/?p=253 ((I keep wanting to replace his last name with ‘Pascal’.)), and listening to him speak reminded me again of something I call European Efficiency ((Though,...