I was thinking during my commute how quick the integration of new discoveries is these days. Perhaps it’s another side effect of easy information that new products, new inventions, new processes and new methods are analyzed, internalized, and digested so fast. Take the iPhone…

I am waiting anxiously for the day when the new computer will be announced within a few years. The main change? I’d like to see the keyboard and the mouse completely gone. I think their time has come. The latest Apple iPhone would be a good prototype for the user interface. First, keyboards have been around for over a century. However, in that time, we have seen (I’m sorry to say) little to no evolution…

Call it a coincidence… or divine intervention. Last week during a discussion about the Book of Daniel, I expressed an opinion that I have become skeptical of connections people make between different elements in life and that I prefer to make my own connections. Today, during an NPR program on how Easily Accessible Info Blurs The Line Of Expertise I heard some interesting thoughts about the subject. Then I read On the Internet, Is Everyone an Expert? and realized that I was not alone if NPR was talking about it…

I looked at what Google brought up as lessons learned from blogging and was amazed to see no thoughts like the ones I’m about to write. Mostly people share advice on how to make money from a blog, increase traffic to a site, implement SEO, or stand out… For me the lessons learned are very different. Bottom line, I am simply amazed how educational this experience has been so far…

Words… amazing words… Some words recently stick in my mind and do not leave me alone as if reminding me of their special and unique meaning. These words are all around us and we use them without fully considering the reasons for their usage. One such word I heard today while talking to a classmate was “ծույլիկ” which literally translated from Armenian means “lazy.” In school we always had kids who did not do well in class. Sometimes these kids would also get into fights or create trouble but often …