The Sunset and Spirits
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.
Good Memories from the Badlands
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4366_shawn_on_old_baldie_img_3806.jpg)
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4373_pronghorn_213a0612.jpg)
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4390_old_baldie_213a0078.jpg)
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4395_meadowlark_singing_213a0724.jpg)
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4411_deer_213a0385.jpg)
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4421_badlands_img_3768.jpg)
![](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4427_bison_calf_213a0446.jpg)
![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.
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
![Donald Olson and Brianna Smith](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4115_dad_bri_crazy.jpg)
![Dad shows Hayden thumb trick.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4122_dad_hayden_thumb.jpg)
![Dad smiles in Hat](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4120_dad_in_hat.jpg)
![Don and Donna Olson.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4127_mom_dad.jpg)
![don and shawn](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4126_dad_shawn_zoo.jpg)
![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.
Education in the Digital Age
Essay on education in the modern digital age.
Misconceptions on Privacy Invasion
An essay defending the government's right to spy on the public.
Protest and Support
War protestors and supporters both have serious flaws in their arguments.
A Perspective on Futurism
Compilation of facts and thoughts on futurism origin and effects.
The Life of Clarence Himes
A biography of Clarence Himes by his grandson Shawn Olson.
Ohio Caverns
![King Crystal](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3736_1_1378_1_king-crystal.jpg)
![Stalactites](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3737_1_1378_2_stalactites.jpg)
![Stalactites](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3738_1_1378_3_stalactites.jpg)
![Water Dripping from Stalactite](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3739_1_1378_4_water-dripping-from-stalactite.jpg)
![stalactites ohio caverns](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3741_1_1378_6_stalactites-ohio-caverns.jpg)
![stalactites ohio caverns](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3742_1_1378_7_stalactites-ohio-caverns.jpg)
![wet stalactites](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3745_1_1378_10_wet-stalactites.jpg)
Photos of the stalactites and stalagmites of the Ohio Caverns.
Google's Dewey Update
Some thoughts on the latest upheaval to the search engine world and the so-called Dewey Update.