The other end of life
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
Google Page Rank Dilemma
A solution to the dilemma of a loss in page rank according to the Google Toolbar.
The ephemeral soldier
A poem about veterans. Dedicated to my grandfather Clarence Himes.
Donna Olson died at 55
Donna Olson, my mother, died on August 4, 2003.
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.
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
The knock at the door
Mom used to pull pranks on us as kids... so I couldn't help pulling pranks on her too.
Adventures with Del
In Memory of Delwin Olson
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![Olson family photo 2023](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4524_dji_0583.jpg)
![A Meal in Medora](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4473_20220829_140037.jpg)
![At the Medora Musical](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4500_20230607_192903.jpg)
![Corrine flies a drone](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4470_20210524_201341.jpg)
![Del Drives Duane](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4478_20220831_112340.jpg)
![Del and Duane](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4511_20230610_171314.jpg)
![Del Fuzz and Duane](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4492_20230604_141855.jpg)
![Delwin Laughing as Corrine gets Sake](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4480_20220830_195002.jpg)
![Delwin Secures Boat](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4477_20220830_121227.jpg)
![Del on Boat](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4479_20220830_173511.jpg)
![Del teaches Hayden how to run a riding lawn mower](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4509_20230609_153548.jpg)
![Driving Lessons from Delwin](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4505_20230609_165703.jpg)
![Eating in Medora](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4502_20230607_150854.jpg)
![Dog jumps on Del](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4526_213a6046.jpg)
![Delwin with Hadley](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4540_213a5647.jpg)
![Delwin and Jim at Garden](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4514_20230610_135134.jpg)
![Delwin and Kent Goof Off](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4474_20220829_181140.jpg)
![Delwin and Pam](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4529_213a5506.jpg)
![Delwin and Pam](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4538_img_3957.jpg)
![Delwin and Shawn](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4491_20220903_172000.jpg)
![Delwin and Shawn on Old Baldy](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4516_dji_0395.jpg)
![Shawn and Delwin on Old Baldy](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4518_dji_0390.jpg)
![Shawn and Delwin on mountain.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4519_dji_0403.jpg)
![Delwin Olson](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4539_img_3841.jpg)
![Delwin Driving a Boat](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4531_213a5887.jpg)
![Delwin on Phone](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4517_dji_0328.jpg)
![Delwin climbs a rock](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4537_213a5520.jpg)
![Delwin on Tractor](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4494_20230604_110317.jpg)
![Delwin on Killdeer Mountain](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4527_213a6145.jpg)
![Delwin on a Hike](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4488_20220901_120256.jpg)
![Delwin on Killdeer Mountains](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4489_20220902_130254.jpg)
![Delwin sitting on mountainside](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4471_20210528_102438.jpg)
![Delwin on Killdeer Mountain.](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4525_213a6133.jpg)
![Delwin Olson on Old Baldy](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4522_dji_0596.jpg)
![Delwin and Granddaughters](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4515_20230610_184002.jpg)
![Delwin rescues the kids](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4521_dji_0589.jpg)
![Delwin Scans the Distance](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4484_20220901_082056.jpg)
![Delwin raises arms](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4530_213a5898.jpg)
![Delwin at Stove](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4475_20220830_095639.jpg)
![Delwin Cooking Breakfast](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4495_20230602_084517.jpg)
![Delwin with Granddaughters](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4513_20230610_183954.jpg)
![Delwin with Kids on Quad](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4541_213a5553.jpg)
![Olsons in Medora 2022](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4532_213a5840.jpg)
![Delwin, Duane and Shawn](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4520_dji_0545.jpg)
![Duane and Delwin](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4503_20230608_103708.jpg)
![Fuzz and Del](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4493_20230603_120227.jpg)
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![Group photo](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4535_213a5550.jpg)
![Del and Corrine](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4482_20220830_194152.jpg)
![Ice Cream in Medora](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4472_20220829_161106.jpg)
![Jim and Delwin with metal detector](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4528_213a6128.jpg)
![Last hike on Old Baldy](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4523_dji_0599.jpg)
![Meal at Buckskin](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4508_20230609_174144.jpg)
![Meal at Buckskin](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4506_20230609_174145.jpg)
![Olson Family Photo](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4542_213a5571.jpg)
![Shawn and Delwin on Mountain](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4497_20230604_155548.jpg)
![Shawn and Del](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4487_20220831_152005.jpg)
![Shawn and Del on Boat](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4481_20220830_173126.jpg)
![Shawn and Delwin in a truck](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4476_20220830_114632.jpg)
![Shawn, Ethan and Delwin on Old Baldy](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4507_20230608_125534.jpg)
![Thumbs Up](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4483_20220902_125007.jpg)
![family hike](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4536_213a5536.jpg)
Photos and tribute to my friend and cousin Delwin Olson.
Going bald like a man
An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.