Can't see iCal

When I open iCal, it opens as in I can see the options on the top bar (the same bar that has the date, laptop power, wireless signal etc) but the actual calendar doesn't open. I have tried changing views and stuff but just can't get to see my actual calendar.
Any ideas?

Thanks. This does not seem to fix the problem however. When my laptop has been on for a while and syncing with my imac it will not show any of the programs that I choose to open. It will register in the dock as being active and in the bar at the top of the screen but it does not show the program. I quit the programs that are acting this way and open them again and it does the same. The icon in the doc bounces once, shows the dot below it and in the case of mail even shows how many emails have come in but there is no program showing on the screen. I trust I am making sense of the situation - it is very confusing - I have to restart my macbook or log off and back on to get them to work and they do for a while then back to the problem.
HELP LOL
thanks
ds

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I tried the instructions you gave by pressing on 'command and fn and 1 and all it does is change the view to the 'day' view (vs week and/or month).
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