12 Months are in a Year.
A word search
A World Without Pain
An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina.
Return to Norton Middle School
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
Observation on Trust in Society
Essay about trust in personal lives, culture and global civilization.
New Word Search Maker
I have created a totally new Word Search Puzzle Generator.
Nature's Brood
A poem on the reality of nature's cold truth.
Going bald like a man
An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
John Dewey Philosophy now on DMOZ
The John Dewey Philosophy website is now included in the DMOZ open directory project.
Good Memories from the Badlands
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Photos from my trip to Killdeer and Medora in Western North Dakota.