Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
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...
Scary Moments in Parenting
There are those moments in parenting that bring you right to the edge of heart failure. I had one of those the other night. First, a little setup. Liz and I have been working, with the help of one of our neighbors, to restore an old John Deere manure spreader for use...
Cabin In the Woods
*sigh* Much as I love Joss Whedon, _Cabin in the Woods_ reminds me of exactly why I don't much care for gory horror flicks. Part of the problem is that I have too much empathy for the characters, and their suffering messes with my head (and heart). Some...
Fiction
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...
Into the Dark
The Watchers tell me you departed some time ago, that you walked into the tunnel by yourself armed with nothing but your pack, walking stick, and a lantern. An incredible risk, if you ask me, given what we both know lurks there in the dark. But I know you. I know your...
A Horse – and a Gun
Dagron Max had been stranded only twice in his life. The first time, he returned carrying a gun. The second time, he returned carrying a saddle, as well. In both cases, a horse died, but in the second case that a man died, as well. And not without cause. "You just...