2013 in Review
Posted on Feb 26, 2014 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2023
Newsletter about 2013, including various losses in our family and other news.
2013, loss, death, dad, dog, opportunities
Return to Norton Middle School
Posted on Apr 4, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.
school
A Perspective on Patriotism
Posted on Jan 25, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Essay about patriotism, nationalism and America.
patriotism, patriot, patriots, nationalism, america, culture
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
Astrology As I See It
Posted on Mar 16, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
A skeptical essay on astrology.
astrology, skepticism, philosophy
But Words Will Never Hurt Me
Posted on Jan 6, 2018 | Last Updated Aug 12, 2021
Editorial on negativity and entitlement amongst online communities.
entitlement, negativity, trolls
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
The other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu
Pet People
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
A Chalkboard column by Shawn Olson about regulars at a pet store.
pet owner habits, peculiarities of pet owners, pet store, pet people, anima
Greg Oden, Buckeyes and Basketball
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Commentary on collegiate basketball, American colleges and professional sports.
sports, college, greg oden, osu, buckeyes
