A Day at the Dentist
Posted on Nov 25, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.
day dentist, dentist horror, dentist fiction
Using the Internet
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
how people can use the internet, internet value
Adventures with Del
In Memory of Delwin Olson
Posted on Jul 22, 2023 | Last Updated Aug 1, 2023
Photos and tribute to my friend and cousin Delwin Olson.
delwin olson, del, killdeer, north dakota, tragic loss
Barry Childs-Helton
Pictures of a Minstrel-at-Arms
Posted on Nov 10, 2015 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2015
A short profile of Barry Childs-Helton from a fan.
barry childs-helton, filk, album, wild mercy, the summers behind you
Columbus Messenger, Me and Unprofessional
Posted on Oct 29, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 4, 2012
The Columbus Messenger Newspapers and why I don't work there anymore.
columbus messenger newspapers, westside messenger, john matuszak, poor management, unprofessional administration, community paper
The Value of Art
Posted on Jan 30, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay on the value of art.
art value, hitoric arts values, cave paintings, greek, roman, medieval
Cultural Cataracts
Posted on Nov 12, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
parenting, education, society, culture
Everything Fades
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem on losing someone close. I wrote it in memory of my Grandfather Clarence Himes.
loss sadness, death, mourning loss, family death
Reviewing the Slate
Posted on Feb 26, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology
