by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2005 | General
Seen on a bumper sticker on the way home this evening: bq. “The mind is like a parachute-It only works when it is open.” I find it interesting that the general assumption is that a person is either open-minded or close-minded. It’s like you have to...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 1, 2005 | General
“Everyone who is consumed with being right and a little too uptight about being exact and so on shoudl take heed of my little girl’s quote: “‘R’ is for ‘Bunny'” was her response when we were doing flashcards the other night....
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 24, 2005 | General
So many good topics of discussion going on in so many places right now.� I wish I had the time to run each one down thoroughly and hash it out with people whose thoughts and opinions I so respect.� For now I have to simply content myself with thoughtful and...
by Jim Stitzel | May 7, 2004 | General
[Why is it that I always come up with my best thoughts when I’m driving down the road, listening to jazz, away from any venue where I could possibly actually record my thoughts as they come to me? I really ought to find my mini-recorder and keep it in the...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 6, 2004 | General
I have a wondering, something I have thought about recently and frequently. I am interested in any feedback that anyone has on this topic. It’s called “self-perpetuating philosophical lifestyle cycles.” Which came first: the chicken, or the egg? Or...