Monthly Archives: December 2012

Trouble On My Street

Posted on December 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

I had it in mind early this afternoon to write a dryly humorous and somewhat mocking post that I may save for later, but events around me have conspired to make that post seem a little bit callow. Shortly before … Continue reading →

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Made This Way

Posted on December 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

This morning during the brief time I had available to be online, I managed to make a comment that was judged by someone as awkward. Because I am Facebook friends with two people I happen to know that are no … Continue reading →

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Putting The Saturn Back In Saturnalia

Posted on December 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

Earlier today a friend of mine sent me a link about a petition from pagans trying to take back the yule season from “Christians” who had falsely considered it to be the time of the birth of Jesus Christ not … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Badfinger

Posted on December 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

As it happens, Badfinger was one of my mother’s favorite bands as a high school student. One time while on a trip with her back from a local library, we were listening to an local “Classic Hits” station and they … Continue reading →

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Best Practices

Posted on December 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

For reasons largely unknown, I have a fascination with the concern for best practices. Perhaps it is my slight perfectionistic tendencies along with a fascination for quality, but I have long enjoyed pondering and reading and reflecting on the best … Continue reading →

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Meet Me Halfway

Posted on December 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

Given the title of this blog entry, one might be tempted to think that I am writing some kind of personal plea to readers for understanding or writing a song analysis of a hit by the Black Eyed Peas. Neither … Continue reading →

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Smoke From A Distant Fire

Posted on December 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

As readers of my blog may recognize, Greenland is one of the obscure would-be nations that I like to write about on occasion [1] [2], mostly because they are sufficiently obscure as regions not to be noticed by many people. … Continue reading →

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Inside Wants Out, Outsider Wants In

Posted on December 7, 2012 by nathanalbright

I have spent most of my life dealing with two unpleasant but consistent realities. The first is that I am a classic outsider and I want to find a place in life, not only geographical but also social and positional, … Continue reading →

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Practical Lessons In Asabiya

Posted on December 6, 2012 by nathanalbright

Though asabiya may be a somewhat unfamiliar word for many (it is an Arabic word coined by the North African historian Ibn Khaldun to refer to social cohesion), it is a surprisingly practical aspect of life and a subject that … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: The Aden Effect

Posted on December 6, 2012 by nathanalbright

The Aden Effect: A Connor Stark Novel, by Claude Berube You might think that the Naval Institute Press only published non-fiction of the kind that I frequently review (this is the fifth book I have received from the Naval Historical … Continue reading →

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