Monthly Archives: August 2015

I Don’t Want To Stay Where The Blame’s All Mine

Posted on August 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

Earlier this week I participated in a somewhat contentious discussion about the causes of the American Civil War, a discussion which is always contentious because I grew up as a small child in the rural South who was nevertheless a … Continue reading →

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I’m Gonna Wait On The Lord

Posted on August 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

Although I have written about songs and Bible passages dealing with waiting before [1], it so happens that one of the songs I will be leading the children’s choir at my feast site this year [2] is called “I’m Gonna … Continue reading →

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Book Review: This We’ll Defend

Posted on August 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

This We’ll Defend: The Weapons And Equipment Of The U.S. Army, by Russell Phillips If someone is a military buff looking for good information about equipment, whether one is interested modern militaria, or one is involved in portraying the contemporary … Continue reading →

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Talk Is Cheap; Show Me Your Works

Posted on August 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night I saw a humorous and horribly translated list of professions that were said to be off-limits for foreign workers in Thailand. Some of the jobs, like the unfortunately titled thirteenth position, “Paper hand job,” were a bit mysterious, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: God Behaving Badly

Posted on August 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

God Behaving Badly: Is The God Of The Old Testament Angry, Sexist, And Racist? by David T. Lamb The short answer to this book’s subtitle is no. The longer answer takes a bit under 200 pages of well-written and closely … Continue reading →

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Go Up, You Baldhead

Posted on August 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

As a man who has been balding noticeably, at least to me, since about my mid-20’s, and from a family where male pattern baldness is the usual pattern, the passage in 2 Kings 2:23-24 strikes me rather personally: “Then he … Continue reading →

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Book Review: History Of The Langobards

Posted on August 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

History Of The Langobards, by Paul The Deacon This book, admittedly obscure, was written in the late 8th century AD by an illustrious Lombard who had retired to a monastery but served as an occasional diplomat in the court of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Of A Fire On The Moon

Posted on August 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

Of A Fire On The Moon, by Norman Mailer This book was given to me by a coworker who remarked that Mailer’s body of work is highly uneven in quality and that this book is considered to be among his … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe The Truth

Posted on August 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today, while looking at my blog statistics, I came upon a Google document from a reputation consultant for Domo, who shared a link of my review of the rap concert at Domopalooza [1] with the following comments: “This comes up … Continue reading →

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The Final Straw

Posted on August 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

The past few days, in a variety of ways, have been somewhat odd for me. As for my day, I sat quietly filling out the second of two applications in order to join the First Oregon and the Northwest Civil … Continue reading →

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