The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
CandleWatch - Rekindling the love for candlelight
CandleWatch is a new jar candle accessory that automatically extinguishes jar candles.
Donna Olson died at 55
Donna Olson, my mother, died on August 4, 2003.
The Call for Religion in Schools
An unpublished editorial on religion in the classroom.
2013 in Review
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
A World at War
Thoughts on the American War in Iraq.
Lady Beetles
Lady Beetles didn't swarm us this year, but next year they might!
The Happy Worker
An essay on the coomon person's role in the workforce.
The Paradox of Cultural Relativism
An skeptical essay on the paradox of cultural relativism when taken to an extreme. My stance is that cultural relativism is only valid in a limited scope and should not be used to justify barbaric and supertitious societies.
