Villains are often overlooked in movies.  Truly great stories need memorable villains.  Sometimes the villain is so compelling that he or she even overshadows the hero.  Some actors make better villains than others.  I decided to make a list of actors that make great villains.  Some have tried their hands at serious and even sometimes heroic roles.  Where these actors really shine is when they are portraying truly immoral...

    Religious zealots complain about the increasing tendency of the popular mind to make the association between Halloween and secular or pagan imagery.   What is really amusing is the utter seriousness with which they disregard the fact that Halloween predates Christianity by thousands of years.  The Halloween we celebrate today is drawn mostly from the pagan parts, the Jack-o’-lanterns, the dressing up as ghosts, witches, etc....

     I struggle every day, in a world that surrounds me with xstians not to become that “angry atheist” that causes their friends to leave the room or scares the children spouting off the facts they have never heard from their parents.  It is such a seriously hard line to walk.  I love all my friends and I don’t want to loose any of them.  I just hope every time I wade into the realm of debate with them that I...

    Oh, how I hate my fellow man.  Well, sometimes anyway.  Doing phone support all day can sure make a man jaded when it comes to having any kind of confidence that there is actually intelligent life on this planet.  I have a wall poster in my office that has several clever saying regarding technical support truths, but one in particular kind of sums up all the others.      “Can you help me with this” usually means...

    Ah the doldrums of late winter.  I sit writing this while my mind pines away for the sunshine and warmth of spring.  I am sure many of you reading this feel the same way.  Thinking of what to write has been tough lately, but today I had a fun thought and in a flash knew what this post would be about.     Being a technophile means I will never be without work, thankfully. That being said here is a list of the invaluable tools...

      Today I would like to rant a bit about the overused term BASICALLY.  Seems like everyone from late night talk show hosts to politicians uses the term basically as a crutch or a filler word.  They need to STOP NOW!     We have a beautiful language.  The English language has thousands of words that roll off ones tongue with grace and fluidity.  I basically want everyone to stop murdering the language.  Basically this is our...