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MisCon 25

My Adventure with Onkel Sven.

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 5, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 15, 2017

I traveled to Missoula, Montana with John Dalmas to participate in MisCon 25. I met several interesting characters including William Warren Jr, James Burk, Jim Glass and others.

miscon, missoula, montana, sci-fi, scifi, science fiction convention, john dalmas

The other end of life

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.

life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu

Reviewing the Slate

Posted by Shawn Olson 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

Google's Dewey Update

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

Some thoughts on the latest upheaval to the search engine world and the so-called Dewey Update.

google, dewey update

Adventures with Chris

Posted by Shawn Olson 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

Scorpions release new albums

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 15, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

August 16, 2004 newsletter with comments on new Scorpions CDs.

scorpions rock music albums, august 16 newsletter

August 27, 2010 Newsletter

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 26, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

August 27, 2010 Newsletter with a review of Convexity, a game level builder plug-in for 3D Studio Max.

Ambitions and Weekends

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.

human, self-aware

Subjects in the Classroom and Life

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.

educational subjects, subject relevance in education