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The Blue Van

Posted on Mar 22, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 19, 2022

The Blue Van produced scorn from bystanders, but was a superb piece of machinery.

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blue van humor Shawn Olson

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.

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e.d. hirsch, john dewey, educational debate

Discipline in School

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A strict look at the need for strong discipline in the classroom.

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discipline in school, classroom discipline, student behavioral problems

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.

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male pattern baldness, bald humor, hair loss

Misty Morning

Posted on Jan 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Misty Morning

Misty Morning is a computer painted scene of a large lake with islands and distant mountains along the horizon.

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misty, morning, mountains, water, fog, haze, art, painging, digital, corel

Preparing Corel PHOTO-PAINT for your projects

Posted on Nov 12, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011

Setting up Corel PHOTO-PAINT to prepare for serious graphic projects.

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corel photo-paint toolbars, dockers, workspace

I Endorse This Message

Posted on Nov 1, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
I endorse this Message

Have you noticed that politicians no longer have ideas... but they sure endorse a lot of other peoples' messages.

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politics, voting, endorsement, approve

Color - CSS and HTML

Posted on Jul 10, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Tool for showing how to generate color using RGB values.

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rgb color tool, css, html

Whitetail Buck

Posted on Dec 31, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

I retouched a whitetail buck I sculpted many years ago. Art by Don Olson.

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whitetail buck sculpture

Ambush Bug Photos

Posted on Aug 8, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Photos of a small ambush bug waiting for prey in the pedals of a flower.

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ambush bug, insect photography, predatory insects
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