Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Looking for a New Reader
With the news that Google is shutting down its popular Reader service, I've been on the lookout for a suitable replacement. I've always preferred Google Reader for managing my news feeds, having tried several alternatives, including a couple of desktop clients (like...
March and Depression
Man, I feel blue today. March is the hardest month with my depression. The combination of short daylight hours and long weeks of cold weather mount up to make these last few days before the spring equinox some of the hardest I face all year. It's a little...
Bungie: Supporting Even Titles They Didn’t Make
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJiSPaVVgrE A) I know this guy. (See Tied The Leader, the clan I've been a member of for, well, years now.) B) Bungie is, as always, one of the best video game companies in the business. For so many reasons. C) Bungie + DeeJ = too much...
Fiction
Piercing the Dark
Our blades flashed in the dark, sparks of light from our lanterns flickering off our weapons. The things were all around us, attacking from the sides, the floor, even the ceiling. We stood back-to-back and warded them off -- one, two, sometimes even three at a time....
Traversing the Dark
We traveled like that for some time. Talking. Sharing. Laughing. It was always a joy to travel with you, and it was no less so this time. And as we walked, we noticed the ground beneath our feet begin to slant ever so slightly downward. The thing about the dark is...
Sharing the Dark
We found each other in the dark some time later. Or, rather, the semi-dark. A crack in part of the tunnel ceiling extended through the rock over our heads and let in just enough light that we didn't require our lanterns. It did little to dispel the gloom to either...