Donald Olson
Donald Olson is a wildlife artist specializing in oil painting in sculpture, but also adept at ceramics, watercolors, pen and ink, and pencil.
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
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![Don and Donna Olson.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4127_mom_dad.jpg)
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![Olsons in Grove City](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4125_dad_mom_faith_eric.jpg)
![donald and beverly olson](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4114_baby_don_bev.jpg)
![Olson Wedding Photo](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4130_mom_dad_wedding.jpg)
![Donald and Ethan](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4131_emo_dgo_bw.jpg)
![Olson Boys when Don moved out](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4135_olsons_leave_home.jpg)
![Dad and Harold](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4118_dad_harold.jpg)
![Faith and Dad on Couch](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4128_faith_dad.jpg)
![Dalmas and Donald](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4119_dad_and_dalmas.jpg)
![Shawn's First Birthday with Mom and Dad](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4129_mom_dad_shawn.jpg)
![Olson Brothers in Killdeer](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4132_olson_brothers.jpg)
![Olson Family Portrait.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4137_olsons_olan_mills.jpg)
![Olsons 1990](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4134_olson_clan_1990s.jpg)
![Shawn, Doug and Donald.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4136_shawn_doug_dad.jpg)
My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
Good Memories from the Badlands
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![Shawn Hiking in Killdeer](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4374_shawn_old_baldie_img_3813.jpg)
Photos from my trip to Killdeer and Medora in Western North Dakota.
A Little About John Dalmas
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![john, jim, miscon](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4258_james_glass_john_dalmas_20120526_235642.jpg)
![john dalmas, donald olson](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4119_dad_and_dalmas.jpg)
![John Enjoys a meal](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4259_john_20130522_191217.jpg)
![dalmas, stanley](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4261_john_brooke_20120527_210741.jpg)
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A short overview of the life of my friend John Dalmas.
Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
Bruce Lee's Philosophy
A review of Bruce Lee's philosophical outlook.