2013 in Review
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
Desktops are not extinct
Editorial discussing the notion that the time of the desktop is over. I argue that the advent of smart phones, tablets and mobile devices do not preclude the value of the desktop.
Laura Dark
Shawn Olson
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Shawn Michael Olson is a technical artists and photojournalist in Central Ohio. He owns Wall Worm, Webonizer and the Artistic Network.
Promoting Interest in the Classroom
An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School.
Ambitions and Weekends
Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.
Missouri Toad
![Toad Face](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3559_1_1292_5.jpg)
![Toad Photo](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3555_1_1292_1.jpg)
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Photos of a toad in Missouri.
Wright Patterson Airforce Museum
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![US Air Force Jet](/media/1/image/jpeg/tiny/3381_1_1243_10.jpg)
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Some photos of airplanes and exhibits at the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.