Webonizer 142 18 http://www.shawnolson.net http://www.shawnolson.net/core/themes/wz_default/media/icon.png http://www.shawnolson.net Find articles, videos, tools, photos and more by multimedia artist Shawn Olson. http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1826/this_art_is_alive.html Poem about the nature of human interactions. We all want to impose ourselves, visions and beliefs onto others. But it is always a give-and-take adventure. Poetry Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1826/this_art_is_alive.html#comments Shawn Olson 2013-04-24T12:32:21-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1825/stories_from_north_dakota.html Some stories and thoughts related to North Dakota. Biography Personal Account http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1825/stories_from_north_dakota.html#comments Shawn Olson 2013-03-24T12:57:35-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1824/donald_george_olson_died_at_72.html My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday. Biography Family Bio Family Photos Personal Account http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1824/donald_george_olson_died_at_72.html#comments Shawn Olson 2013-03-24T12:13:56-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1813/desktops_are_not_extinct.html Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop. General Internet Miscellaneous Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1813/desktops_are_not_extinct.html#comments Shawn Olson 2012-03-08T18:50:47-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1812/hiding_in_the_cracks.html A poem about the illusion of discontinuity; questioning the static. Poetry http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1812/hiding_in_the_cracks.html#comments Shawn Olson 2012-02-28T21:56:27-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1467/miscon_25.html I traveled to Missoula, Montana with John Dalmas to participate in MisCon 25. I met several interesting characters including William Warren Jr, James Burk, Jim Glass and others. Personal Account http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1467/miscon_25.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-06-05T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1466/forum_etiquette_in_the_21st_century.html A short discussion on using online forums. Why I concluded that participation in forums should be limited. General Internet Personal Account Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1466/forum_etiquette_in_the_21st_century.html#comments Shawn Olson 2011-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1458/information_overload.html An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet. Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1458/information_overload.html#comments Shawn Olson 2010-04-04T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1447/obamas_health_care_reform.html A skeptical view on the political debate on health care reform in America. This article questions the entire premise of forcing health care insurance on the public. Politics http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1447/obamas_health_care_reform.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-10-01T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1434/jack_buckingham_retires_after_31_years_in_swcs.html Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck. Biography Education Journalism News http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1434/jack_buckingham_retires_after_31_years_in_swcs.html#comments Shawn Olson 2009-05-30T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1417/the_barack_obama_presidency.html Some observations on American politics and culture in the wake of the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States of America. Politics Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1417/the_barack_obama_presidency.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-11-15T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1416/infection_of_the_heart.html 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. Poetry http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1416/infection_of_the_heart.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-11-09T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1412/promoting_interest_in_the_classroom.html An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School. Education http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1412/promoting_interest_in_the_classroom.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-09-22T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1411/the_phantom_dollar.html Essay on American debt, credit abuse and the lies of economicists and politicians. Politics Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1411/the_phantom_dollar.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-09-21T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1399/ambitions_and_weekends.html Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes. Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1399/ambitions_and_weekends.html#comments Shawn Olson 2008-06-09T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1385/cultural_cataracts.html A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia. Sociology http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1385/cultural_cataracts.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-11-12T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1369/a_trip_down_hoopty_lane.html An American Hoopty adventure to fix a van that turns into a car hater's nightmare. Humor Personal Account http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1369/a_trip_down_hoopty_lane.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-07-18T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1357/greg_oden_buckeyes_and_basketball.html Commentary on collegiate basketball, American colleges and professional sports. Miscellaneous http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1357/greg_oden_buckeyes_and_basketball.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-04-16T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1356/return_to_norton_middle_school.html Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist. Education http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1356/return_to_norton_middle_school.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-04-04T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1344/stalling_court_murders_and_media.html Two people were murdered in Stalling Court and the media is swarming it. Personal Account http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1344/stalling_court_murders_and_media.html#comments Shawn Olson 2007-02-08T18:00:00-05:00