Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Media Networks Cause Increasing Piracy
Fox delays Hulu availability, piracy surges. I can't say as I'm surprised by this at all. I noticed recently that Fox had suddenly started delaying the publishing of their shows to Hulu from next day broadcast to eight days. They're not the only network playing...
Receipts
And hey, while I'm on the topic of rants, a friend's Facebook status inspired the following comment, and I felt like it probably deserved its own post. I've noticed that store receipts seem to be getting longer and longer lately -- and only 25-30% of the receipt lists...
Credit Scores Are Bullshit
Credit Scores Are Bullshit - "I used to think a credit score was all about your ability to pay, but it's clear now it's more about how profitable you will be to banks." I have very little doubt about this. It became clear to me a few years ago that credit cards...
Fiction
Bearers
Olivia hits the ground with a sickening crunch, but she barely feels it. Her vision is swimming, her ears ringing, and it takes her a moment to realize she's landed left hip on the pavement, her arms supporting her upper torso. Her jaw throbs with a dull ache, the...
Weeping in the Willows
The child sits at the base of the tree, silently weeping. Her arms are crossed over her upraised knees, her face buried in her arms. Tears fall from her cheeks, staining her pants and the soil on which she sits. A few even land on the tree roots. A gentle touch on her...
My Defiance
It soared out of midnight, all gas envelope and aerosolized Nightmare, propelled by only God knows what. It carried a tiny bomber bay, loaded with a lethality that would have made any nation quake to its roots, if any knew it existed. The airship was black as night...