Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
GoDaddy CEO Kills Elephant So People Can Eat
GoDaddy.com CEO Bob Parsons under fire for Zimbabwe elephant-hunting video. Xeni Jardin, over at http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/31/godaddy-ceo-draws-fi.html calls him an 'asshole,' but the reason he cites for the hunt is no different than the sort of herd control...
Server Changes
I finally retired my first domain name this past weekend. It was part of a necessary server change, and since open-dialogue.com hasn't seen use in three or four years, I decided it was time to mothball it. I'm actually not too sorry to see it go. The focus of my web...
Playing a Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY-ZoVMwGKM
Fiction
Blood Rain
"There is blood in the rain," stated the Deep One, matter-of-factly. He stood at the deck railing, staring out over the city spread out below. "What do you mean, sire?" Kolster asked, looking up at the imposing figure looming over him. "There is blood in the rain,"...
Corners
I drag a finger along a wall as I walk around the room. I can feel the grainy surface of drywall and paint. Approaching the corner, my fingertips lift off the surface slightly, pulling further away as I draw closer to the junction of the adjoining wall. "Why'd you do...
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Grey mist sails past his face, and it is enough to shake him from his reverie. His mind is sluggish, slow, as though he is awakening from a dream. Perhaps he is, but then he has woken into a nightmare. He looks down at his hands, outstretched before him, palms up. His...