December 8, 2005 Newsletter
Posted on Dec 7, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
December 8, 2005 Newsletter
December 8, 2005 Newsletter
Homestar Runner Wordsearch
Posted on Jul 22, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
A wordsearch about Homestar Runner.
Homestar Runner, homestarrunner, wordsearch
Return to Norton Middle School
Posted on Apr 4, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
school
The nature of apathy
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?
apathy, entropy, progress, decay
Smart Kids in Distress
Posted on Mar 8, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
Advice for young artists and free thinkers struggling in high school.
high school advice, education, artists, creative thinkers, talented kids
Adventures with Chris
Posted on Apr 26, 2019 | Last Updated May 31, 2021
Slideshow of Photos and a little about my cousin and dear friend Chris Himes, who died on April 26, 2019.
chris himes, photos
Desktops are not extinct
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 8, 2012
Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.
computer, productivity, mobile device, ipad
A Call for Reason
Posted on Jan 14, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
science, society, pseudoscience, media, politics, rush limbaugh
Some thoughts on learning
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
Shawn Olson criticizes the standard battle between educators promoting exclusive learning styles.
learning styles, teaching styles
