Blackbeard Defends Himself
Posted on Dec 10, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
After years of negative press, Blackbeard defends his past.
blackbeard pirate cartoon, silly, walk the plank
Steps beyond me
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
fatherly proverb, advice to son, poetry, poem
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.
e.d. hirsch, john dewey, educational debate
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2013
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
misplaced values in education, gradecard dilemma
A Man and His Beast
Posted on Aug 2, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
Some pictures of Shawn and Dewey playing around.
Shawn, Dewey
Infection of the Heart
Posted on Nov 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Poem about despair and the false questions that can lead us into the darkest areas of the human heart. A poem for Vince Kingrea, who sadly took his own life.
despair, suicidal, depression
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
Posted on Mar 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 27, 2013
My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
donald olson, don, eulogy, death, died
No Mushrooms and Life
Posted on Mar 7, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Jeremiah Williams prepares for his weekend and life.
hermit colony, chapter 2, no mushrooms and life, satire, humor, fiction
