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Scams to make you feel cool

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jul 15, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Scams I almost fell for... Poetry.com and Manchester Who's Who

manchester who's who, poerty.com, scams, frauds, cons

The other end of life

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

An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.

life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu

Reviewing the Slate

Posted by Shawn Olson on Feb 26, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011

Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.

blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology

Ambitions and Weekends

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.

human, self-aware

The animalism of our species

Posted by Shawn Olson on Sep 28, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

Response to the Eugene Armstrong beheading. Humans are not as civilized as we presume; we are sometimes more barbaric than animals.

eugene armstrong, beheading, terrorists, terrorism, human nature, war, barbarism

All there is

Posted by Jennifer Pugh on Aug 31, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011

A poem written by Jennifer Pugh about all there is.

wait, patience, love, poetry,

Whispers in the Wind

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jan 9, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Poem about enjoying the beauty of life. It's too brief to forget to enjoy it.

wind, poem, life

Infection of the Heart

Posted by Shawn Olson 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

Desktops are not extinct

Posted by Shawn Olson on Mar 8, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 8, 2012

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.

computer, productivity, mobile device, ipad