We lived in Hong Kong from 1972 to 1980 and speak (broken) Cantonese. Now we are lost in cyberspace.

Our Grandchildren 2018 I wrote a not-quite-poem to each grandchild for Christmas 2018.

Karin 2018 I could not write about grandchildren without paying tribute to the one who made it possible for me to be a father.

A new feature is Stories, a collection which we hope will increase in size over time.

With despotic rulers in the news again, the stories of Belshazzar, Sennacherib and Herod are timely.

Our youngest daughter, KaWan, married Brian Powers on November 25, 2011.

Karin's mother, Edythe Falck, died on November 28, 2010, of congestive heart failure. She was sharp right to the end and hung on to say goodbye to family and friends. The Funeral Brochure can be viewed as well as Karin's tribute to her mother and grandson, Nathan Erickson's tribute from the grandchildren. Great granddaughter, Laura Olson, read the 23rd Psalm at the funeral. Karin wrote "For You, Mom" in honor of Mom's birthday March 16.

Ross's father, Stanley M. Olson, died suddenly on February 24, 2009. He was nearly 91 and left a great legacy. You may view the Funeral Brochure, Eulogy by Timothy Olson, Tribute by Ross Olson and the Tribute by Luke Olson.

In 2010, I attended the 50th reunion of the Washburn High School class of 1960. (They used to limit that sort of thing to OLD people but apparently have loosened the criteria.) I wrote a tribute in memory of the 10% of the class who have died. See A Tribute to the Deceased from Washburn High School Class of 1960 I wrote my own bio for the memory book and it looked like THIS.

The Shack is promoted as a Christian book with a powerful message -- and that is partly true. It also contains elements that ought to cause concern. For a review, click HERE.

An article by Karin about our son Matthew Lloyd, who died as an infant in Hong Kong, can be viewed by clicking HERE. It appeared recently in the First Free Church Newsletter

Ross' mother died at age 92 on December 5, 2005. Yet she was ready, she was mentally sharp right to the end and went quickly without suffering. Click HERE for her funeral program and HERE for my tribute.

KaWan -- the artist previously known as Stacy -- (our youngest daughter) was in Hong Kong from May 8 to August 28, 2002, working with Youth For Christ.

I was a Pediatrician with a large HMO for 23 1/2 years, laid off due to downsizing. Then I worked with a small pediatric clinic for 6 months but my contract was not renewed. At each location I have been an "outlier" and a non-conformist and these qualities have arguably had a great deal to do with with my departures.

I am concerned about the societal issues that affect the health of my patients and my family and began to speak and write on these issues a number of years ago. My time in the Far East allowed me to see American culture more clearly, especially where it has departed from its roots, not to mention wisdom and truth.

My opinions are based on scientific data, practical experience and my own Christian faith. Because of these opinions, I have sometimes been ridiculed and even punished. But as time has gone on, more and more of those opinions have been vindicated.

I firmly believe that there IS truth and that it is important to know it. In the areas that I explore, I may not have it exactly right and welcome interaction with both allies and opponents. I condemn censorship and dirty tricks, however, and have established this site partly because the media only allow brief and partial exposure of these ideas.

Interestingly, my site is sometimes blocked by internet filters that identify key words, like "pornography." Also, by looking at the hits and searches it can be determined that some who find articles here were actually searching for pornography. And the fact that they clicked on "What's Wrong With Pornography," or some other critique, means that at least for a few seconds (and hopefully much more) they were exposed to the other side of the story.

The design of this site is by my son and heir, Jeffrey R. Olson, computer software engineer and all around nice guy. He taught me everything I know about HTML and, when he gave me the technical assistance to set up a family web site, probably created a monster he will long regret. After learning the ropes, I proceeded to steal from his site the last few things that he did not give me. Thanks, Jeff. Don't complain or there may be no inheritance.

The site is a real potpourri (French for "pot luck," I think -- or was it "pot-hole"?) It includes commentaries on social issues but also some humor pieces. There is poetry ranging from angst to whimsy, seeking to following, fascination to maturation.

Some of the stuff is heavy and there are issues that deserve it. But sometimes it is also necessary to release all that pent up frivolity. So, for a totally ridiculous flight of fancy, check out The Wafting Guide (also see Whimsy).

There is also Biblical Drama -- an attempt to get inside the skin of some of the familiar, and perhaps not so familiar, stories in the Bible.

And certainly not least of the categories is an attempt to explore the foundational question of "who are we?" If cosmic accidents, then the search for meaning is a cruel joke. If created in the image of God, then even our own creativity is a reflection of His. See also the Twin Cities Creation Science Association Web Site which I am trying to manage.     www.tccsa.tc