sub printLog
{
    my $entry = $_[0];
    my $time = getTime();

    # prefix the date a time on the log entry.
    $entry = "$time: $entry\n";

    if(open(ELOG, ">> $everythingLog"))
    {
        print ELOG $entry;
        close(ELOG);
    }

    return 1;
}