The first step in understanding vampire lore is to understand some of the biological reasons that may have led to such beliefs. One of the most plausible explanations for vampire myths is the disease porphyria, which occurred frequently in Transylvania. Porphyria is a blood-related condition where a vital function of blood cells is lost. This results in rapid tissue damage, giving the victim a ghastly pallor and enlarged teeth due to...

    The Druids were the “wise men” of the pagan Celtic society.  Little is known of them with certainty; however it is thought that they played the roles of priests in the Celtic religion.     Most folks know that the holiday we call Halloween is derived from the Celtic festival of Samhain.  This was one of the great Celtic fire festivals and marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. The Celtic people...

We have become a whining, lazy, materialistic, narcissistic, belligerent, uncouth society.  That’s really saying a lot but i believe that statement sums up the way the world has turned pretty well.  One of the easiest of these self depreciating habits to correct is materialism.   It is a very sad commentary about our lives when the value of the the things we own dictates how much others like us.  Mad Magazine summed it up with...

The Oscars last night were a JOKE!  I feel they were so out of touch with reality on so many levels.  My friend Mike warned me to stop watching award shows.  Mike I think I will now buddy.  Here are just a few of my gripes this year. I feel some large glaring mistakes were made. First, The Dark Knight SHOULD have been at leastnominated for best pic. Secondly its a shame that Grand Torino wasn’t nominated for anything not even...

            I have children whom I love dearly.  I want to pass along good habits and ideals to them.  There is one area that is starting to drive me absolutely insane and that is this green movement.  I am all for “doing your part to help the environment” but I see this turning into a circus or a joke the more it gathers momentum.  Let me give you an example.  Where I work the people I do support for print a...

  First, let me say that this is not one of those hate posts. Secondly, I want to assure anyone reading this that I am indeed and intelligent person and that I do not intentionally set about to incite or induce hatred.Martin Luther King Day to me is a TRUE conundrum, this year, in the year of Obama especially. I do see the significance of what the man did in terms of pressing the issues of racial equality and human rights. I do believe...