Monthly Archives: January 2011

Windows 7

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Roger Walck

I mentioned in a previous posting (Computer Disasters, 1/22/11) that Windows 7 is so packed with features, you will never discover them all on your own.  You have to buy a book.  Here are a few: Speech Recognition. Yes, you … Continue reading →

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Roger Walck

Mention the economy, and some are now convinced that light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. Twice a year, the topnotch financial publication, Barron’s, holds a day-long Roundtable with a dozen financial experts and publishes the … Continue reading →

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Longwood Sunflowers

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Roger Walck

Longwood Gardens owns a good deal of the land surrounding the public gardens to control commercialism and protect its environment.  Some of the land is leased out to local farmers.  Last year, one who normally planted corn asked to plant … Continue reading →

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Computer Disasters

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Roger Walck

Over the Christmas holidays, I was running around my computer room with my grandson when I tripped over one of the dozen cables lying around the desk.  The computer, sitting on a foot-high stand, flopped over onto the carpeted floor … Continue reading →

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Eternal Life

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Roger Walck

Be careful when you pray for eternal life.  Eternal life is a contradiction in terms. and you may not get what you expect. Eternal does not mean the same as never-ending time.   Eternal means time is irrelevant.  The question, “What … Continue reading →

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Sunrise, Sunset

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Roger Walck

If you are like me, you look forward to the winter solstice on December 21, when the days begin to lengthen again.  But if you treasure the early morning hours, about January 7 is the date to remember.  Not until … Continue reading →

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Vishnu Sand Sculpture

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Roger Walck

Several years ago in Florida, I  paddled alone in my kayak to a deserted sandbar island (Shell Key, near Fort DeSoto), and there, with no other sign of humanity, saw this charming, obviously recent, carving in the sand.  I could … Continue reading →

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Hindu Gods (All One of Them)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Roger Walck

In one of the Simpsons episodes, their pastor, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, is leading a community meeting.  “We welcome all of the Christians,” he says, turning to the Simpsons, “all of the Jews,” turning to Krusty the Clown, “and, all of … Continue reading →

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Islam and the Qur’an

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Roger Walck

In the beginning of the sixth century, the Arabs were disappointed and puzzled.  All they had was a tribal code of macho ethics based on a vague pagan religion.  The God (al-Lah, literally, “the-God”) worshiped by the Levant’s traditional ancestor, … Continue reading →

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