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
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
No Mushrooms and Life
Posted on Mar 7, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Jeremiah Williams prepares for his weekend and life.
hermit colony, chapter 2, no mushrooms and life, satire, humor, fiction
The Sunset and Spirits
Posted on Apr 2, 2003 | Last Updated Jun 8, 2021
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.
north dakota sunset, spirits, fear, irrational fear, panic, ghosts, horror,
The knock at the door
Posted on Dec 1, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Mom used to pull pranks on us as kids... so I couldn't help pulling pranks on her too.
prank, knock, door, string, donna olson, shawn olson, joke
Educational Drop-Outs
Posted on Feb 9, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
education, high school drop-outs,
Protest and Support
Posted on Mar 25, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
War protestors and supporters both have serious flaws in their arguments.
war protest, iraq war, suddam hussein, peace, conflict
January, 2011 Newsletter
Posted on Jan 9, 2011 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2013
Newsletter from Shawn Olson on January 10, 2011.
newsletter
Unicode Data with PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1
Posted on Nov 11, 2004 | Last Updated Jun 7, 2020
Internationalization is simple with a litlle advanced preparation.
Unicode, PHP, MySQL
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
