A World Without Pain
Posted on Sep 2, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina.
new orleans, hurricane katrina
Everything Fades
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem on losing someone close. I wrote it in memory of my Grandfather Clarence Himes.
loss sadness, death, mourning loss, family death
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.
blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology
John Faught
Posted on Jan 29, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
The truth about John Faught.
john faught, iformation technology, network technician
Something Got Lost
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 10, 2011
A poem remembering my dear mother.
loss, family, death, time, poetry, mom
The nature of apathy
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?
apathy, entropy, progress, decay
Scams to make you feel cool
Posted 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 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
