Monthly Archives: May 2015

Your Memory’s Almost Full

Posted on May 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

One of the many greatly entertaining Far Side cartoons I read during my youth was one of a pudgy blond kid who asked to be excused from class because his brain was full. It is a common lament among people … Continue reading →

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Who Wants To Live Forever?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

With apologies to Jean-Paul Sartre, hell is not other people. Rather, hell is being stuck in one’s own head without being able to relate to or connect with other people. Among the consistent themes of movies about immortals is that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Kingdom Come

Posted on May 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

Kingdom Come, by Reggie McNeal [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale Momentum Press in exchange for an honest review.] Many of the flaws of this book spring from a small set of consistent and interrelated problems. … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Night Train

Posted on May 3, 2015 by nathanalbright

Night Train, by Keane In all fairness, this is not technically considered an album, but rather a large EP, with 8 songs lasting about half an hour. Nevertheless, as this album is about as long as some of the shorter … Continue reading →

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The Best Days Are Yet To Come

Posted on May 3, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today was the video feed sermon for the General Conference of Elders for the church organization I attend. In watching the video, I had two fairly substantial concerns with the way the second message in particular went. For one, the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Brother Cadfael’s Herb Garden

Posted on May 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

Brother Cadfael’s Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion To Medieval Plants And Their Uses, by Rob Talbot & Robin Whiteman A book like this is pretty clear about who it appeals to. Are one of the following true about you: Do … Continue reading →

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Loyalty Day: A Forgotten Holiday

Posted on May 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

In stark contrast to much of the world, the United States does not celebrate May 1st as Labor Day [1]. May Day has traditionally been associated with anarchy and social unrest, and not much has changed there, as May Day … Continue reading →

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God Has You In His Keeping, But You’re Still In My Heart

Posted on May 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning one of my coworkers showed up even more than usually morose and gloomy to work today. When my immediate neighbors and I were curious as to why this was the case, he explained that today was the anniversary … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Potter’s Field

Posted on May 1, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Potter’s Field, by Ellis Peters This, the 18th novel in the Brother Cadfael series of mystery novels, has some intriguing and dark scriptural parallels. For one, there is the name of the novel itself, which harkens back to the … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Sonny & Cher/Cher

Posted on May 1, 2015 by nathanalbright

It seems more than a little surprising that Cher is not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is, after all, the only artist to have a Billboard #1 hit on at least one chart in six straight … Continue reading →

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