Monthly Archives: November 2013

I Love You Like A Fat Kid Loves Cupcakes

Posted on November 20, 2013 by nathanalbright

This evening I enjoyed a fine dinner and conversation with my roommates over Taco Tuesday. I ate way too many tacos, as might be imagined. While I have managed to avoid many chemical dependencies, such as drugs or alcohol or … Continue reading →

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On Refinement

Posted on November 20, 2013 by nathanalbright

While there are many aspects to refinement, including the sort of elevated cultural view that leads one to be considered civilized and cultured, today I would like to talk specifically about a limited aspect of refinement, and that is the … Continue reading →

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Walking Wounded

Posted on November 19, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the long-term scandals in the National Football League is the problem of concussions in players that has led to a rash of suicides among former football players and prolonged losses in mental functions like memory. Football players, with … Continue reading →

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I’m Just Trying To Be Cool

Posted on November 19, 2013 by nathanalbright

Throughout my life one of the most consistent aspects of my existence has been what can delicately be phrased as age-inappropriate knowledge. In my early childhood, at about the age of four, a rather frightening display of age-inappropriate knowledge led … Continue reading →

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Sing Loud

Posted on November 18, 2013 by nathanalbright

For most of my life, I have had the reputation of being someone who sang loudly. As a vocalist who has spent most of my musical life singing in groups, be it choirs or vocal ensembles, I have usually tended … Continue reading →

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Trivial Concerns

Posted on November 18, 2013 by nathanalbright

Most of us know the word ‘trivia’ and its related words from our love of games like Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy or Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, which are based on the knowledge of largely unconnected facts and … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Just Telling Stories

Posted on November 17, 2013 by nathanalbright

Yesterday at church services, my local pastor gave a very intriguing sermon message about the value of biblical stories for their moral instruction as well as their providing certain patterns of behavior as models of our behavior to adopt or … Continue reading →

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There Is No Substitute For Time

Posted on November 17, 2013 by nathanalbright

Tonight I arrived home around midnight. This is not necessarily unheard of on the weekend, for even though I am not someone who particularly enjoys partying or carousing, I do love to spend time with others and to go out … Continue reading →

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Mysteries Of The Bible: Unknown Kings And Regimes

Posted on November 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

It is a strange but telling irony that both the validity of the Bible as well as the validity of worldviews most strongly opposed to the Bible both depend to a great degree on the humble work of the spade … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wants You

Posted on November 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

It might seem odd to those who have only known me recently but I have not been a particularly popular person throughout my entire life. Nevertheless, it is an intriguing thing to be wanted. One has to examine the reasons … Continue reading →

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