What the heck is this blog about?  Well, you may have asked yourself this question based on how I’ve jumped around from subject to subject.   So, I’ll give you a review of what to expect.  I’ll try and update this bog overview at the beginning of each new year as a reminder to current readers […]

Back in 1982, Disney released a groundbreaking movie called Tron.  It was the first time (that I can remember) that a film extensively utilized CGI to bring the story to life. Well, I loved the film.  Here was something that upped the ante when it came to special effects and visuals.  Up to that time, […]

Here’s an absolutely wonderful film that can truly be called a Christmas classic. It’s Scrooge, the musical version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I first saw this movie on television when I was just a teenager. The movie was made in 1970 but, as I recall, the 3M company sponsored a special television presentation of the […]

I got a text message from my nephew Mike.  He saw the new film, “The Social Network” about Facebook and it’s founder Mark Zuckerberg. Ordinarily, I might simply wait for the DVD rather than run out to the theater to see it.  However,  Mike tells me, “Linux is mentioned a few times…Even some Unix commands […]