Monthly Archives: August 2014

Book Review: The Hidden Europe

Posted on August 11, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us, by Francis Tapon I happened to randomly find this book while looking up works on history and cultural geography, and it is a work that does a great job in looking … Continue reading →

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Roll With It

Posted on August 10, 2014 by nathanalbright

Very often in life I find myself in awkward situations. I’m not sure exactly why this is the case, although it is a matter I ponder at least somewhat often [1]. Admittedly, describing the situations in detail would be somewhat … Continue reading →

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It’s Sort Of Like Alien vs. Predator

Posted on August 10, 2014 by nathanalbright

Yesterday night, after my adventures [1], I returned home to check my e-mail while I wrote and before I went to bed. One of the messages I got was a request from Amazon (through Kindle Direct Publishing, which publishes some … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Where I Parked My Car

Posted on August 10, 2014 by nathanalbright

At least a week ago or so, there was an announcement posted on our local congregational website about a planning meeting for the Northwest Weekend [1]. This event, like last year’s events and a lot of pot lucks related to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Deciphering Secrets Paleography Manual

Posted on August 9, 2014 by nathanalbright

Deciphering Secrets Paleography Manual For The 19th-Century Copy (“Traslado”) Of The Capitulary Acts, Cathedral Of Placensia, Spain, by Anthony M. Puglisi, Ph.D and and Roger L. Martinez-Davila, Ph.D. I commented earlier that one of the coursera classes I am taking … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 8, 2014 by nathanalbright

[Note:  The Eurythmics were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.] Not many bands from the 1980’s have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Even as the grunge movement has started to … Continue reading →

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An Honest Man Is Always A Child

Posted on August 7, 2014 by nathanalbright

Among the more curious and enigmatic quotes that I read about today [1] was the following quote from Socrates, “An honest man is always a child.” As I sometimes do, I wanted to see what other people thought about this … Continue reading →

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Fragmented Book Reviews: Part Two

Posted on August 7, 2014 by nathanalbright

As I figured, reading with a Kindle makes the reading of small and free e-books very feasible, but rather than flood my blog with a lot of book reviews of these short books, I thought it would be worthwhile to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Halfway Home

Posted on August 7, 2014 by nathanalbright

Halfway Home, by Hugh Howey This book was loaned to me by a friend of mine who had not read the novel first, and given that I tend to over-analyze the reasons I am loaned a book [1], this was … Continue reading →

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Just For A Moment, Let’s Be Still

Posted on August 7, 2014 by nathanalbright

One of my favorite commercials for Cruzan rum contains a wise parrot who says that only bad news travels quickly, and features two obviously compatible people with a shared love for kittens and genuinely sweet personalities taking advantage of the … Continue reading →

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