The Cringe Phenomenon
Posted on Jul 4, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Interview with Cringe that appeared in Now It's Dark Magazine.
cringe phenomenon, interview, practice photos, local music, rock band
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
2013 in Review
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2023
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
2013, loss, death, dad, dog, opportunities
Cultural Cataracts
Posted on Nov 12, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
parenting, education, society, culture
It all begins on a bad day
Posted on Mar 4, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Chapter 1 of The Hermit Colony, a satirical story about a man named Jeremiah Williams.
Hermit Colony, chapter 1, humor, satire, fiction
Artists come a dime-a-dozen
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2011
The plight of artists trying to make a living in the 21st Century.
art, plight, artists, occupation
Pet People
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A Chalkboard column by Shawn Olson about regulars at a pet store.
pet owner habits, peculiarities of pet owners, pet store, pet people, anima