DarkRen's Clutter Box

9/11 CommissionI've been listening to the rehash of their hearing over local issues. They had a full timeline and layout of all analysis on the issues that complicated the rescue that day. After listening to the various issues, I'm surprised and relived that so few who could have died did die whe...

Crystal CathedralShown here and here.I don't know about anyone else, but buildings like this strike me as gaudy reminders of what's wrong with organized religion. They seek too much to flaunt and go for the glitter when most core religious texts try to emphasize humbleness. Reminds me of the end ...

CurvesI noted an entry by a fellow diarist which was interesting. It involved Curves, a female only fitness chain that has enjoyed incredible success since it's start in 1992. What is questionable about it is the owner, Gary Heavin, and his support of pro-life groups.It stands to general reason t...

Q. What form or aspect of weather most annoys or bothers you?A. For me, it's wind.No matter how good or bad the weather is, wind makes it worse. The chilly nights turn into a hellish dark mirror of hell with biting wind stinging all exposed portions of skin. Snow and rain are turned from a…

Now that we can set if date or chapter view will be default, I'm setting my chapters up. It will be a process of 'when I wanna' in terms of how it gets done. My diary will be set for date view by default, but by clicking that nice little chapter view button at the…

Is money the root of all evil?No, money isn't the root of all evil. It's a catalyst. The root of evil lies within humans themselves and is brought out by a myriad of catalysts. Money is just one of the more common ones as it has become a focus of capitalistic societies. Money makes the…

I've seen many previews for the re-release of Alien and I must admit, I'm primed to see it. It's been so long, I hardly remember a thing from the movie. It's been far too long. Anyone else thinking of shelling out cash to see it on the big screen again?*****Just got the strategy guide for…

At least, that's what I think. A combination of work to be done early in the morning and uncooperative Internet access from work have conspired to generally defuse the news this morning. But no worries, it'll be back tomorrow. ;)A mildly interesting things. I regularly visit the forums on Gaia an...

Q. If you could take back one thing that you've done in your life, what would it be? I don't know that I would take anything back. It is a corny refrain of many a TV and movie episode, but the pat our lives take is what shapes who we are. We learn from the…

Approximately two weeks ago I slipped the DM a note after reading some entries about the annoyance of seeing notes on OD Plus diaries without logging in. And now it has been fixed. Now, I don't claim I was the grand catalyst of this fix. I doubt I was more than one voice amongst many…