Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Algebraically Challenged
I was helping the girls with their Algebra II homework last night, specifically with a Challenge question that was stumping them. It looked something like this (actual values changed so as to avoid giving away the textbook solution): CHALLENGE: For any three distinct...
Thirty-Four
Yesterday, I completed my thirty-fourth trip around Sol. The day was marked by the annual explosion of my Facebook profile -- and my inbox (because I have Facebook set to email me whenever someone posts on my profile since I don't generally check it regularly; I'm...
Of Search Bars and Series Links
Ok, kids, Basic Web Design 101. First, if you're going to run a blog-type website, it needs to have a search bar -- that works! If you neglect to include a way for readers to easily search for and locate content on your site, then don't be too disappointed when they...
Fiction
Danger in the Dark
At some point the redolent scent of moisture reached our noses, clinging to the air around us. Soon, it became apparent why. We reached a section of tunnel that was damp and cool, moist with condensation that was itself brown and foul-smelling. We avoided touching the...
Companions in the Dark
We traveled again, the tunnel growing narrower and wider at sporadic intervals. At times we were able to walk side-by-side. At others we were forced to move one behind the other, and when we did, we each took turns leading the way forward. When you led your stride was...
Aid in the Dark
You were at my side in an instant, an angel of light and beauty so magnificent that even now I cannot put it to words. You fell to your knees and cradled my head in your lap. I barely heard the slight pop of a vial being uncorked, but a second later a liquid coolness...