Educational Inflation
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A critique of the value of educational diplomas.
high school diploma, college graduation, intellectual certification, educat
My Experience at Westland High School
How an honor-roll student can lose heart and drop out
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An overview of Shawn Olson's experience at Westland High School.
westland high school, student teacher conflict, smart kid, honor roll, drop out, dropout
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
Website Upgrades
Posted on Jun 11, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
The creative arts site gets some upgrades and makeovers.
site upgrade, webonizer
Using an Object Id with JavaScript
Posted on Aug 24, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
Referencing objects in JavaScript using the ID attribute.
javascript object reference, ids, id, document.getElementById(), change image size
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
Posted on Oct 25, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
civil rights movement, rosa parks, racial tension, hatred, affirmative action, xenophobia
Change HTML Styles with JavaScript
Posted on Jul 23, 2009 | Last Updated Aug 4, 2009
Video and source files on using getElementById, getElementsByTagName and object oriented methods to dynamically change HTML element styles in JavaScript.
javascript, getElemebtById, getElementsByTagName, reference, explanation, video
MySQL Sort Order with NULL
Posted on Jul 11, 2004 | Last Updated Aug 17, 2010
Learn how to force NULL values to the end of a sorted list
MySQL, NULL, ORDER BY
January, 2011 Newsletter
Posted on Jan 9, 2011 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2013
Newsletter from Shawn Olson on January 10, 2011.
newsletter
2013 in Review
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2023
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
2013, loss, death, dad, dog, opportunities
