So, I was getting my lunch at the local Dog Haus( which used to be a Weinerschnitzel, which incedentally is where Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne brainstormed the idea for "Take it Easy"...those of you who know your 70's will know what I'm talking about ), sitting at the window, waiting for my food. Anyways, I guess my burger was taking too long, so the employee running the register was taking food and drinks to the people behind me in line. He comes back into the kiosk/kitchen type area, opens...

Nasa just unveiled their plan to return mankind to the surface of the moon by 2018. However, this date will most likely be pushed back because of the federal government's pledge of aid to the Gulf Coast, the damage done to NASA installments in Louisiana and Mississippi totaling $1.1 billion, and the money pit that is the war in Iraq. How is NASA going to do it? Part of the plan is to completely finish the International Space Station, and in order to do that, the shuttle program has t...

When I first heard of Judge Lawrence Karlton's ruling in San Francisco, I was elated. I was elated because for me, this seemed like a great victory in the fight against the religious overtones that have permeated American society in the last five years. However, my elation was turned to dissapointment when I heard that the Senate voted unanimously on a resolution to condemn the ruling. I stopped and thought for a moment, trying to gain perspective on the issue. I mused: I can see both sid...

Hi all! My first blog posting....*sighs* I knew it would happen sooner or later, and the event horizon seems to have arrived. I'll keep this first one short, as it's supposed to be a welcome post...or something. Just so you all know, I plan on writing about current events and whatever else comes to mind. I have strong interests in the study of religion, history, culture, and government, so invariably, my posts will have certain elements of those subjects in them. I'm also what many would ...

I was just introduced to DesktopX, and so far, I love it!! The whole reason why I discovered the program was that I found a theme, the Thinking Tree theme, and I fell in love with it. After downloading the program and discovering what it could do, I instantly set out to make my own desktop with a similar concept as the Thinking Tree theme. In that theme, there are text layers, that when you click on them, they bring up a menu specific to a certain group, such as MS Office, Games, Ap...