Monthly Archives: August 2012

So Much To Conceal

Posted on August 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

In chapter 38 of Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth muses to herself after an exciting but rather personal trip, “And how much I shall have to conceal.” Readers of this blog will know that I am not the sort of person … Continue reading →

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Thai Massage

Posted on August 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

It may seem strange to believe but until yesterday I had not had a massage for about twelve years, since I received free massages when I worked for PMI doing data entry there. Despite over a year in Thailand, I … Continue reading →

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Contextual Clues

Posted on August 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the more common and lamentable tendencies in conversations, particularly in written and online contexts, is the inability of context to be properly understood between writer and reader. As someone who ponders much over issues of communication and miscommunication, … Continue reading →

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On Constraints

Posted on August 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons that are both embarrassing and somewhat tedious to discuss, I have spent my entire life fascinated by the question of constraints, which is not really a common area for people to pay attention to. For … Continue reading →

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Una Pregunta De Distancia

Posted on August 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

En mi vida, una pregunta seria que encuentro muy frequentamente es la pregunta de distancia. Este dia, porque me gustaria explorar cosas que no me siento comodo para charlar en ingles, me gustaria tratar de explorar esta cosa en una … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 22:7: The Borrower Is Slave To The Lender

Posted on August 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

Last night, one of my students asked me to pray for the father of a friend of hers. The man had apparently been sold to slave traffickers in Thailand, and no one knows where he is (nor, sadly, are they … Continue reading →

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Knowing Your Adventuring Party

Posted on August 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the more unusual of my many personality quirks is that I tend to view many parts of life like quests [1], and the people I am with as an adventuring party. Like any aficionado of role playing games … Continue reading →

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Honey Badger Don’t Care

Posted on August 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

Today’s theme for our work at the jet rai property (some two to three acres of land that we work on from time to time) was the phlegmatic attitude of the honey badger. For those who are not familiar with … Continue reading →

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Nobody Wants To Be Lonely

Posted on August 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

This morning a friend of mine made me aware of an article that had been written about the subject of loneliness. Like me, this friend is rather sensitive to being attacked for feeling lonely and frustrated about unfulfilled longings for … Continue reading →

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The Enemy Of My Enemy Is Not Necessarily My Friend

Posted on August 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons, the subject of friendship and coalition building is often on my mind. There are ultimately two different motivations for building coalitions–out of a common identity and common interests and a common worldview or out of … Continue reading →

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