Monthly Archives: July 2016

In Need Of Better Marketing

Posted on July 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

Earlier this week, I finally got permission to take a paid day off on Friday, and I traveled with a couple of my frequent travel companions [1] over the past day and the evening before that along an epic journey … Continue reading →

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Where Prayer Was Customarily Made

Posted on July 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text of a sermonette that was given at the UCG congregation in La Centre, Oregon on July 23, 2016.] Imagine a Sabbath not unlike this one in a city near the contemporary border of Greece … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Thirty Years That Changed The World

Posted on July 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

Thirty Years That Changed The World:  The Book Of Acts For Today, by Michael Green Let me state at the outset that this is not a perfect book.  When one is reading a book, particularly when the author believes that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Scotch-Irish: A Social History

Posted on July 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Scotch-Irish:  A Social History, by James G. Leyburn As someone who has a great deal of Scot-Irish in my background, which is evident in my light skin with freckles, I picked this book up as a way of reading … Continue reading →

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A Trip From Biggs Junction To La Grande Via The Hell’s Canyon Scenic Bypass

Posted on July 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

Given that yesterday evening I drove from the Portland area to Biggs [1], and that I have traveled a good deal more than usual this month with my mother in town [2], I figured I should continue the theme of … Continue reading →

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Night Drive Across The Cascades

Posted on July 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

Although for the most part I am a fairly plain person, perhaps even almost boring in the regularity of my patterns, at times I do things that are unexpected and am willing to engage in travels without a great deal … Continue reading →

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The Sad Fate Of Ignace Pleyel

Posted on July 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

The odds are that you have never heard of Ignace Pleyel, like anyone else whose sad fate I would reflect on [1]. I would not have heard of him either, had it not been for listening to a cd of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mr. Darcy’s Daughters

Posted on July 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

Mr. Darcy’s Daughters:  A Novel, by Elizabeth Aston If you read this novel, you likely know what you are going to get, and will likely not be too disappointed by it.  It is a mostly competently written Regency fanfiction sequel … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Jane Austen Entertains

Posted on July 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

Jane Austen Entertains:  Music From Her Own Library, by Miss Sara Stowe (soprano), Miss Jenny Thomas (German flute), and Dr. Martin Souter (pianoforte) This is an album that knows its fanbase and aims squarely at it—this music is all about … Continue reading →

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An Accidental Lifehack

Posted on July 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Yesterday night, after I got home from work, I found an e-mail from a longtime friend of mine [1] that came with an apologetic introduction that I probably already knew the contents of the article that he sent.  While that … Continue reading →

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