Periodical Cicadas
Posted on May 22, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Photos of the periodical cicada also known as the seventeen year locust. Taken in May of 2004.
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Donna Olson died at 55
Posted on Aug 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Donna Olson, my mother, died on August 4, 2003.
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John Hart Dies at 69
Posted on May 19, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Former Prairie Township Trustee John Hart died on May 14, 2003.
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Statues Go Away
Posted on Apr 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A poem on the march of time. Things can change even if they seem eternal.
statues, time, erosion, temporal world, poetry
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
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.
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Later Dude
Posted on Feb 1, 2015 | Last Updated Feb 1, 2015
Cringe Bassist Ryan Butcher has died.
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Moments with Ethan
Posted on Jun 2, 2014 | Last Updated Jun 2, 2014
Photos of my son Ethan Olson over the last few years.
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Perplexing Things
Posted on Feb 6, 2014 | Last Updated Jun 23, 2014
Essays on perplexing and amazing aspects of reality that are often unintuitive.
statistics, nature, mind, math, perplex
PHP Traits for Implementing Interfaces
Posted on Aug 13, 2013 | Last Updated Aug 13, 2013
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?
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