by Jim Stitzel | Feb 19, 2007 | General
Ever notice how life seems to lump common themes closely together? For instance, I was chatting with a friend earlier today about his blog’s tagline, which originated from the Cheshire cat from Alice’s Wonderland. Then I receive a “story for Flashes...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 6, 2007 | General
“In the absence of the sun, I’ll take a full moon.” It’s funny how attuned a person can get to the cycles of the moon. I’d never really paid all that much attention to what phase the moon was in – I never had much cause to. It took...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 2, 2007 | General
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions; I never have. I think they’re kind of a nice idea, mind you – it’s just that most people break them before January ever reaches its close. So, it seems to me that setting resolutions is a somewhat...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 17, 2006 | General
Moving out of the city and into the country has proven to be one of the best things I have been able to do in a long time. I’ve lived in Indianapolis for the past 2.5 years. My wife and I got married in ’03, and we moved to the city right after our...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 13, 2005 | General
I think my wife is right — I think mucking out horse stalls is actually a pretty relaxing way to end the day, provided you aren’t so cold that you can’t hang onto the manure fork for the shivering. This is the life I look forward to for the next 30,...