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Crazy Neighbor

Posted by Shawn Olson on Aug 9, 2016 | Last Updated Aug 9, 2016

A little story about a crazy neighbor.

neighbors, skunks, pole cat

My Wife Likes it Hot

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 7, 2014 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2019

A little story about when my wife made things a little too hot.

Webb Wedding Part I

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 14, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

The inside, behind-the-scenes story about the Webb wedding.

webb wedding, chris webb, stacey porter

A Day at the Dentist

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 25, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.

day dentist, dentist horror, dentist fiction

Moments to Remember

Posted by Shawn Olson on Feb 9, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Reflective story on important moments in life.

life values, memories, family, love

Hole in my Heel

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 27, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

The story of how I survived a wound that killed legendary Achilles.

achilles heel, severed tendon

J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.

j ashburn youth center, keith neal, jaymes saunders, michael redd, mike red

Tweeners

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

A story of a school's persecution of students.

tweeners, the out crowd in school

A Trip Down Hoopty Lane

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 18, 2007 | Last Updated Dec 7, 2014

An American Hoopty adventure to fix a van that turns into a car hater's nightmare.

car, van, automotive, repair, fix, hoopty

PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces

Posted by Andrew Penry on Aug 13, 2013 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013

PHP 5.4 introduced traits. Traits are in many ways like code-assisted copy and paste. They are ways to mix code into a class without inheritance. But what are they good for? When should they be used?

PHP 5.4, trait, interface, abstract, oop