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Uber convergence of my online life PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Thursday, 25 June 2009 16:45
Location: Salt Lake City, UT


I’m a big fan of making things that should be easy, easy. One of those things is technology. Technology ought to enhance, enrich, and simplify our lives, not make them more tedious and complex.

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Finding a place PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Thursday, 25 June 2009 15:22
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Over the past 6 weeks, I’ve been traveling the nation, exploring our cities, getting a sense of their people and character. What has struck me most is that the American city is alive.

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Reminiscing in rocking chairs PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Friday, 27 March 2009 16:57
Location: Valcartier, QC


I’m in Quebec for the North American Championships being held at Valcartier. The last time I was here, the last time that I raced in the spring, was in 2006, a few weeks after the Olympic Games. So much has changed since then, but most objectively is that now, I am 25 years old. I’m old.

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Madness and delusion in the courtroom PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Thursday, 05 March 2009 18:01
Location: Salt Lake City, UT


There are, in fact, crazy people in the world. Some are certifiably suffering from psychological disorders. There are some, however, who, because of their strong attachment to their beliefs, must reconcile the difference between those beliefs and reality by conjuring up stories of falsehood and conspiracy.

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Dates (and my theory of self-actuation) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Wednesday, 04 March 2009 13:04
Location: Salt Lake City, UT


I have an uncanny ability to remember where I was and what I was doing on such and such a date in the past. As an athlete, I had a very predictable life. Life follows the seasons, the snow, and the circus of training camps and competitions. Each year was similar to the previous.

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Inversion PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Monday, 26 January 2009 15:10
Location: Salt Lake City, UT


An inversion is a meteorological phenomenon, but it also describes my life now vis-à-vis the past 10 years.

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Lack of updates (apology to the infinity) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Brian Olsen   
Friday, 19 December 2008 21:38
Location: Grand Rapids, MN


So, I make this really rad new website and just don’t update the thing, do I, even after promising to be more vigilant. What’s up with that? Well, now I’m blaming it on my ancient computer. The laptop I’m running can barely handle two instances of Firefox, let alone imaging software or Microsoft Word. I bought my Toshiba in the spring of 2003, so it’s seen better days.

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