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
brian mcgurer
Posted on Jun 30, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 30, 2011
abnormal
odd,strange,differnt,lordly,god-like,in-human,dick
All Days Pass
Posted on Jun 20, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Poem on the futillity of life. It's not really what I believe naturally... but it's how I feel on certain days.
human vanity, poem
Birds and Other Denizens of the Outer Banks
Posted on Oct 9, 2021 | Last Updated Oct 9, 2021
Photos of birds, dolphins and sites in the Outer Banks.
outer banks, north carolina, nc, birds, dolphins
Renaissance Man
Posted on Mar 17, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.
renaissance man, polymath, society, knowledge
The Aquatic Visitor
Posted on Dec 10, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
After the kids implored me to draw with them, this is what came to mind. It's the aquatic vistor!
fantasy art, fantastic drawing, imaginary sketch
Brain Maze
Posted on Sep 10, 2010 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Maze of a human brain. Maybe you are an important thought or a tapeworm egg. Either way, find your way to the center of the brain.
maze, brain
Pencil & Ink Sketches
Posted on Dec 3, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
Sketches and drawings by Shawn Olson.
pencil ink sketches, dragon drawing, fantasy art, old lady
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
