Terry Shaver--the Mantooth
Posted on Jan 29, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Brief bio of my friend Terry Shaver.
Terry Shaver, westland high school, randolph mantooth
The Cringe Phenomenon
Posted on Jul 4, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Interview with Cringe that appeared in Now It's Dark Magazine.
cringe phenomenon, interview, practice photos, local music, rock band
Misconceptions on Privacy Invasion
Posted on Jul 4, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay defending the government's right to spy on the public.
privacy invasion, essay sociology, politics, surveillance
Reflections and Infections
Posted on Jul 10, 2018 | Last Updated Jul 10, 2018
An essay about the need for more philosophy (love of wisdom) in an age of growing xenophobia.
wisdom, philosopher, leaders, tyrants
A Call for Reason
Posted on Jan 14, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
science, society, pseudoscience, media, politics, rush limbaugh
Observation on Trust in Society
Posted on Dec 10, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Essay about trust in personal lives, culture and global civilization.
trust, trusting, trustworthy, trustworthiness
Voting with the ego.
Posted on Oct 13, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
Egoism may not be popular, but it's what's getting my vote.
Voting, Egoism, Kerry, Bush
How I Broke Three Trucks
Posted on Dec 7, 2003 | Last Updated May 9, 2022
A tale about my time working in a boiler repair shop.. and how I broke three different trucks.
trucks, damage, break, boiler repair shop, welding assistant, sweeping floors, job history
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
The most important things
Posted on Apr 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Putting human struggles and value into perspective.
donna olson. stroke, illness, hope fatalism
