by Jim Stitzel | Apr 18, 2005 | General
Well, Liz requested my thoughts on knowing when to speak up for your beliefs in a post-modern world, so here goes. (Liz, let me know if I’ve addressed your comment adequately.) It’s true. It really is hard sometimes to know when to speak up in a...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 28, 2005 | General
Why is it that a person cannot talk about both the pros and cons of an issue without being perceived as taking the opposite side as everyone else? (And yes, this does involve that person being seen as supporting either side, depending on what position every other...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 20, 2005 | General
It’s interesting. There have been several moments over the last few weeks where I have either read something on Xanga or overheard something that was said in casual conversation that have just caused me to think, “Hey, now. That’s not right.”...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 21, 2005 | Writing
I love irony. Right up until the point where it teaches me something about myself that I’d really rather not know. I was laid low this morning by a singular realization. I love the written word. I love the way it can express a thought with an array of color, a...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 20, 2005 | General
Having read a couple of different discussions lately (here and here), I’ve had to wonder if we end up talking about the same thing. It seems like so much of the discussion would go more smoothly if we would first define our terms. Most words in the English...
