The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
Birds and Other Denizens of the Outer Banks
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Photos of birds, dolphins and sites in the Outer Banks.
A Day at the Dentist
A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.
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?
Wildlife Photography: Introduction
An introduction to taking wildlife pictures.
Animal House
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Our home is the animal house. A golden retriever, a cat, a chinchilla, fish and several children roam the hallways of the house. And others live outside.
Donald George Olson died at 72
Some memories and thoughts about my Dad
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![Shawn's First Birthday with Mom and Dad](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/4129_mom_dad_shawn.jpg)
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My Dad, Donald George Olson, died on March 18, 2013... just four days shy of his 73rd birthday.
Steps beyond me
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
Spider Pictures
Spiders are amazing creatures and good friends of a macro-photographer.