Monthly Archives: June 2013

Book Review: Love Thy Rival

Posted on June 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

Love Thy Rival: What Sport’s Greatest Rivalries Teach Us About Loving Our Enemies, by Chad Gibbs As someone who has occasionally pondered on the relationship between sports and religion [1] and who comments more frequently about the moral corruption within … Continue reading →

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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Posted on June 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

There are some people who forget about others as soon as they are out of their presence, and there are others whose memory tends to haunt them no matter where they may wander. Sadly, I am among the latter sort … Continue reading →

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Know Thyself By Knowing Thine Enemies

Posted on June 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

As I mention from time to time, the titular concern of this particular blog is the process by which people and groups determine their identity through conflict. It is the lines in the sand and conflicts and rivalries that we … Continue reading →

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Inventors Of Evil

Posted on June 12, 2013 by nathanalbright

Most people, if they can possibly avoid it, do not wish to dwell on the darkness can burrow its way into the heart of man. Unless someone is compelled by the need to make sense of his or her existence … Continue reading →

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Don’t Have A Cow, Man

Posted on June 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

Until yesterday, I had never been to Springfield, Oregon, the presumable namesake of the town in the Simpsons (the Oregon connection with the Simpsons has been a previous subject of interest for me, relating to Portland street names [1]). To … Continue reading →

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Let Me Upgrade You

Posted on June 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

Throughout my working life, I have generally worked five days a week, eight (or more) hours a day. Today I started a period of work that will be 4 ten hour days including a fair amount of traveling, and though … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Thirty-Six Strategems

Posted on June 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Thirty-Six Strategems: A Modern Interpretation of A Strategy Classic, by Peter Taylor As a fond and often critical reader of ancient Chinese strategic texts [1], I am often amused at the way in which Chinese and Japanese strategic texts … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Juvenilia

Posted on June 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

Juvenilia, by Jane Austen Though this book goes under the name Love And Friendship for those who would wish to read it, in reality it is a collection of Jane Austen’s fragmentary but immensely witty and sarcastic juvenilia, which includes … Continue reading →

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You Get What You Pay For

Posted on June 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

Since it appears that for the near future (and I do not know how long that will be), I will be a bit of a vagabond on the face of the earth, spending my weekdays in hotels in the Pacific … Continue reading →

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A Lifetime Of Vulnerability

Posted on June 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

The experience of a long commute is one of those experiences that helps one to see the vulnerability of infrastructure to difficulties. In a robust system, difficulties can be overcome by the presence of alternate routes so that they do … Continue reading →

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