Ambitions and Weekends
Posted on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
human, self-aware
Houdini & Thurston
A short contrast of Howard Thurston and Harry Houdini
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
Comparing America magicians Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston.
harry houdini, ehrich weiss, howard thurston, magicians, skepticism
My feelings on God
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
My personal views on God.
agnostic, agnosticism, atheism, god, religion debate
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
My failed faith
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics.
apostasy of shawn olson, ethics, morality, debate
The Sunset and Spirits
Posted on Apr 2, 2003 | Last Updated Jun 8, 2021
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.
north dakota sunset, spirits, fear, irrational fear, panic, ghosts, horror,
March 7, 2008 Newsletter
Posted on Mar 6, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
March 7, 2008 Newsletter, including information about recent web development by Shawn Olson. Links to projects and friend sites.
March 7, 2008 Newsletter
Problems with American Freedom
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2011
A reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, shortly after the events.
paradox, american freedom, terrorist element
Introduction to Web Design
Posted on Dec 10, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
An introduction to designing a web site.
web design basics, xhtml, html, web site
Using the Internet
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
how people can use the internet, internet value
