X-men: The Last Stand

My wife and I finally got to watch the third chapter in the X-men movie trilogy a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say that I found it to be a very satisfying ending for a successful comic-film run. Now, mind you, I’ve never read any of the comic books –...

BoingBoing Removed

I did it. I had to. I’ve removed BoingBoing from my daily reading list. I’d originally added it because it promised to be a good source for story ideas. Unfortunately, the thing that completely turns me off to it is the constant barrage of partisan news...

Voting

Well, all other concerns aside, I must say that the new electronic voting machines they’re using are exceptionally easy to use. There was no question what button to push to vote for a particular candidate, and nothing was confirmed until the very end. The only...

Penitent Tangential

I’ve started up a new Halo blog, one that will hopefully be a bit more successful than the last couple I’ve run. “Penitent Tangential”:http://open-dialogue.com/pt focuses primarily on Halo-based movie reviews but will also feature the...

Change of Political Campaign Tactics

Is it just me or does it get increasingly more difficult to vote each election cycle? I don’t know how it used to be 20, 30, even 100 years ago, but in the last 9 years, since I became eligible to vote, it seems like the political demagoguery has become even...