Rock Music IS Folk Art.
Posted on Dec 7, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Essay tracing path of folk music to modern rock.
music, folk, rock
Do Not Call - Seriously
Posted on Oct 8, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011
When the Do Not Call registry went into effect, telemarketing should have listened.
do not call registry, telemarketer, telemarketing, free speech
Look to Tomorrow
Posted on Aug 21, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on using the past as a tool to guide tomorrow.
past and future, poem, poetry, shawn olson
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,
Exhausted Melodies
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about the repetitive nature of human nature. We all share certain core elements that repeat over the ages, linking us to humanity.
exhausted melodies, human patterns, historic humanity, ballad of history, p
What if We Ran from Iran
Posted on Nov 21, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
A warning about impending war with Iranian fanatacism.
iran, war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, middle east, terrorism
Hirsch shoulda did his homework
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A stab at E. D. Hirsch's misplaced criticism of John Dewey.
e.d. hirsch, john dewey, educational debate
Going bald like a man
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
male pattern baldness, bald humor, hair loss
All there is
Posted on Aug 31, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
A poem written by Jennifer Pugh about all there is.
wait, patience, love, poetry,
Smile on a Mask
Posted on Jun 5, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Poem to say goodbye to a love fallen apart.
smile mask poem, poetry
