Bjorner Andersen
The farm was not hard to find, it was exactly where the storekeeper said it would be, 3 kilometers west of the village, on the right side of the road. The farm buildings were close to the road, with the fields running beside and behind them, rising gently until they met a steep hill which [...]
Lars Olson
Riset, Norway Anna Olson’s father Lars was born on 2 October, 1886 with the chill of autumn painting its first golden strokes on the small stands of Aspens. His first memories were those where he was sitting on his grandfather’s knees at the large dining room table. The table occupied nearly the entire room and [...]
Anna Olson
Copyright 2012 June 12, 1975 Sometimes, ordinary tests reveal extraordinary results, and then comes a cascade of questions. This was the case with Jim Madsen, who for over a month now, tried to comprehend how the extraordinary results he came to know about could possibly have been undiscovered for all these years. The results emerged [...]
Three Women
ANNA OLSON I met the real life Anna Olson only once although I was briefed extensively on her background and test results by my staff. There are some basic facts that my staff and I knew about the real Anna. She spent over 40 years in various institutions in Minnesota, she scored exactly 100 (normal) [...]
Introduction
BACKGROUND After finishing my Masters degree in child clinical psychology (Drake University in Des Moines, 1974) I went to work in the field of what today is called developmental disabilities. In a relatively short period of time I worked as the Director of Professional Services at the Glacial Ridge Training Center in Willmar, Mn., the [...]
I Want Watson
I want Watson. You may know Watson, it is the super fast speed reading, odds setting, wiz of a computer that can understand complex questions and provide answers graded according to their probability of being correct, in mere seconds. Just ask the world champions at Jeopardy, they know all about Watson. As a health care [...]
John Adams Wishes You a Happy Birthday
It was John Adams who was most vehemently encouraged America to continue to celebrate its birth. Here is what he wrote to his wife Abigail; “The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations [...]
Say “No Way” to IO-way
I am from Iowa so I can say this. Thank God their caucus’ are over tonight. The average Iowan has been subjected to more pounds of hot air per person than anywhere else in the United States. It is a wonder there is any air left in Iowa. And the rest of us have been forced [...]
