Some observations on smokers
You can't argue with people who are addicted to cigarettes.
Muckraking in the New Millenium
Muckraking habits are still here as much as ever.
Reflections on the precariousness of life
Philosophical essay on life and death sparked by a family trip where a pigeon collided with the car and we had a flat tire.
The Fairness Mentality
Essay about our skewed perspective on fairness.
The other end of life
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center turns 40
History of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, a refuge for many children and teenagers in the Hilltop, a community on the West Side of Columbus, Ohio. Story from in the Columbus Messenger Newspapers for April 29, 2002 by staff writer Shawn Olson.
PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces
PHP 5.4 introduced traits. Traits are in many ways like code-assisted copy and paste. They are ways to mix code into a class without inheritance. But what are they good for? When should they be used?
