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Reviewing the Slate

Posted 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.

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

The animalism of our species

Posted 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.

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

brian mcgurer

Posted on Jun 30, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 30, 2011

abnormal

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odd,strange,differnt,lordly,god-like,in-human,dick

All Days Pass

Posted on Jun 20, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011

Poem on the futillity of life. It's not really what I believe naturally... but it's how I feel on certain days.

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human vanity, poem

Birds and Other Denizens of the Outer Banks

Posted on Oct 9, 2021 | Last Updated Oct 9, 2021
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Photos of birds, dolphins and sites in the Outer Banks.

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outer banks, north carolina, nc, birds, dolphins

Renaissance Man

Posted on Mar 17, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.

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renaissance man, polymath, society, knowledge

The Aquatic Visitor

Posted on Dec 10, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011

After the kids implored me to draw with them, this is what came to mind. It's the aquatic vistor!

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fantasy art, fantastic drawing, imaginary sketch

Brain Maze

Posted on Sep 10, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Brain Maze

Maze of a human brain. Maybe you are an important thought or a tapeworm egg. Either way, find your way to the center of the brain.

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maze, brain

Pencil & Ink Sketches

Posted on Dec 3, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

Sketches and drawings by Shawn Olson.

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pencil ink sketches, dragon drawing, fantasy art, old lady

The most important things

Posted on Apr 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011

Putting human struggles and value into perspective.

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donna olson. stroke, illness, hope fatalism
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