2013 in Review
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
The other end of life
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
Evolution of a Shutterbug
Some tips on photography and an overview on my education with cameras.
The Big Insurance Scam
A scathing reaction to the realities of the insurance industry and the insurance scam that makes the entire American public a victim.
Cultural Cataracts
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
Protest and Support
War protestors and supporters both have serious flaws in their arguments.