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Free World

Posted on Dec 16, 2002 | Last Updated May 17, 2006

The First Installment of Free World.

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Free World

Always Welcome Inn - Winter

Posted on Dec 16, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
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Some photos of our second visit to the Always Welcome Inn near Killbuck, Ohio.

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always welcome inn, killbuck ohio, nancy miller

Good Memories from the Badlands

Posted on May 31, 2021 | Last Updated Jun 1, 2021
Shawn Hiking in Killdeer

Photos from my trip to Killdeer and Medora in Western North Dakota.

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killdeer, medora, badlands, north dakota, photos, animals, landscape

A Call for Reason

Posted on Jan 14, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.

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science, society, pseudoscience, media, politics, rush limbaugh

Mantidfly Photos

Posted on Jul 6, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Photos of a mantidfly, a predatory insect related to lacewings. The insect is easily confused with the praying mantis. It is a mantis mimmick.

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mantidfly photo, mantidflies, mantis, ohio

Moving to Montreal

Posted on Feb 29, 2020 | Last Updated Jan 25, 2024

I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.

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montreal, 3ds max, moving

Nature and Education

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

Shawn Olson calls for more inclusion of nature in education.

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nature education, natural curiosity

Intruder

Posted on Oct 25, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011

A horror story about an intruder in the night.

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intruder, horror story, fiction

Hatching Mantids

Posted on May 10, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
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Photos of dozens of baby praying mantises hatching from their egg sack.

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mantids, mantis, praying mantis

The Giant Saguaro Cactus

Posted on Apr 9, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Photos of the Giant Saguaro Cactus in Arizona.

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saguaro cactus photos, cacti photo, arizona
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