Monthly Archives: June 2016

Light Up, Light Up, As If You Have A Choice

Posted on June 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Leo Tolstoy’s War And Peace is a great and epic novel that ends up as a bad philosophy essay, with about a hundred pages about the question of free will and determinism that greatly mistakes the point.  Tolstoy argues for … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Dream Team

Posted on June 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, by Jack McCallum, narrated by Dick Hill Forever is a long time, but this is a … Continue reading →

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How To Be Continually Reminded Of Father’s Day Without Really Trying

Posted on June 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

Yesterday after services, I was reminded of Father’s Day in a particularly forceful way.  I was chatting with one of the fathers in the congregation [1] and I asked him what his children were doing for him for Father’s Day. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The United States Of Lego

Posted on June 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

The United States Of Lego:  A Brick Tour Of America, by Jeff Friesen On one level, this is precisely the sort of book that one would expect children to read, if reading is defined very loosely.  It consists of between … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kurds: State And Minority In Turkey, Iraq, And Iran

Posted on June 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Kurds:  State And Minority In Turkey, Iraq, And Iran, by James Ciment It is somewhat noteworthy that this particular book is substantially out of date, and worth mentioning how so at the outset.  Seeking to focus on the relationship … Continue reading →

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The Thug Life Chose Me

Posted on June 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Earlier today [Author’s Note:  Thursday] at work, one of my coworkers sent me a list of thoughtful statements about what sort of qualities are connected with intellect.  The list included some that make a great deal of sense—a messy desk as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bang The Keys

Posted on June 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Bang The Keys:  Four Steps To A Lifelong Writing Practice, by Jill Dearman In many ways, this is an unpleasant book to read, being crude, deliberately immoral and decadent, and filled with all kinds of New Age meditation and the … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Medieval Britain In 100 Facts

Posted on June 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Medieval Britain In 100 Facts, by Matthew Lewis Having read the last few books I have reviewed for the De Re Militari [1] fairly quickly, I thought I would choose for myself a fairly lighthearted read on British Medieval history … Continue reading →

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See In Color

Posted on June 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Tuesday night, in the intermission between the first and second half of the CASA training [1], I ended up chatting with the person who led the first half’s discussion about communication and conflict resolution strategies.  He was talking about politics, something … Continue reading →

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What Would You Want On Your Tombstone?

Posted on June 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

When I was a child, one of the more amusing commercials on television that I remember featured a person blindfolded and facing a firing squad, and asked what they wanted on their tombstone, and the response would be something like … Continue reading →

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