A Little About John Dalmas
Posted on Jun 15, 2017 | Last Updated Jun 16, 2017























A short overview of the life of my friend John Dalmas.
john dalmas
Something Got Lost
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
A poem remembering my dear mother.
loss, family, death, time, poetry, mom
A World at War
Posted on Mar 1, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Thoughts on the American War in Iraq.
war iraq, world politics
The Storm Within
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem sparked by an exceptionally reflective and intoxicated night.
internal turmoil poem, apostasy, self doubt poetry
Discipline in School
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A strict look at the need for strong discipline in the classroom.
discipline in school, classroom discipline, student behavioral problems
Ambitions and Weekends
Posted on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
human, self-aware
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
Posted on Mar 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 27, 2013


















My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
donald olson, don, eulogy, death, died
Unavoidable Night
Posted on Jan 20, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A poem on nihilism by Shawn Olson.
unavoidable night, nihilism, family, life, poem, poetry