Return to Norton Middle School
Posted on Apr 4, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
school
Yellow Jacket Wasps
Posted on Aug 27, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
Photos of a hive of yellow jacket wasps.
yellow jacket wasps, hive, wasp photos
Columbus Messenger, Me and Unprofessional
Posted on Oct 29, 2003 | Last Updated Jan 4, 2012
The Columbus Messenger Newspapers and why I don't work there anymore.
columbus messenger newspapers, westside messenger, john matuszak, poor management, unprofessional administration, community paper
Subjects in the Classroom and Life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.
educational subjects, subject relevance in education
Moving to Montreal
Posted on Feb 29, 2020 | Last Updated Jan 25, 2024
I took a job in Montreal to work as a Product Owner for 3ds Max.
montreal, 3ds max, moving
My Wife Likes it Hot
Posted on Dec 7, 2014 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2019
A little story about when my wife made things a little too hot.
The Sunset and Spirits
Posted on Apr 2, 2003 | Last Updated Jun 8, 2021
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.
north dakota sunset, spirits, fear, irrational fear, panic, ghosts, horror,
Educational Drop-Outs
Posted on Feb 9, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
education, high school drop-outs,
