Category Archives: Fun and Geek Stuff

Conversing with conservative Christians continued

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Rick

Another gem from this morning. We American evangelicals are fond of saying, “God has a wonderful plan for your life.” For some, God’s plan is for you to suffer, maybe die, for your faith. Not exacly “say these words and … Continue reading →

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Join the conspiracy!

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Rick

Facebook. International Spy Network. That is all I am going to say. I may or may not have any knowledge of this shadow conspiracy organization.

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Why we continue to converse with conservative Christians

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Rick

That is a horrible title for this post – but it alliterates! What is weird is that among Southern Baptists I am a liberal heretic. Among Anglicans I am a rabid right wing conservative. It just depends which classroom I … Continue reading →

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For Chris – setting default save in OpenOffice.org

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Rick

He will know what this is about. Others might be interested. OpenOffice How to Set Default Save

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Climing the ladder of pretension

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Rick

Woo hoo! We graduated! Wait – does a website want to be easier or more difficult to read? Why assume that the more difficult to read the more intelligent it must be? In my car I have been listening to … Continue reading →

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Readability

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Rick

Should I be pleased or disappointed? TV Reviews

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"Frankenputer" – Neologisms, Part I

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Rick

On a Baptist discussion board a most excellent friend of mine posted the following: I recently purchases a new PC to replace my last new PC (purchased in Feb. 1999). I had upgraded the software, the optical drive, the harddrive, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – "Nim's Island"

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Rick

Took Mary and Anna to see “Nim’s Island” last Saturday. Parts of it were a little hard to believe (borderline fantasy in a few spots) but overall it was engaging, interesting, and often very funny. Who would have expected Jodi … Continue reading →

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Arthur C. Clarke has died

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Rick

Arthur C. Clarke (z”l) has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. He was without doubt one of the most significant science-fiction writers in human history. I could not tell you how many of his stories and books … Continue reading →

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