Monthly Archives: April 2019

Life Among The Stans

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

If you want to see a community full of a narrow jargon and low intellectual and rational capability, there are few better communities to watch than stans of various musicians.  As someone who spends too much of my limited time … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Phantom Bully

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Phantom Bully (Jedi Academy #3), by Jeffrey Brown Among the most notable aspects of this series as a whole is relatability, and this book provides something that most of its readers, young and not-so-young, are likely able to relate … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Return Of The Padawan

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Return Of The Padawan (Jedi Academy #2), by Jeffrey Brown Those who are familiar with the narrative arc of the Star Wars triology (or of most genuine trilogies in general) will be familiar with the U-shaped melodrama that tends to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jedi Academy

Posted on April 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Jedi Academy (Jedi Academy #1), by Jeffrey Brown In this particular volume, the first of a series, we look at the awkward experiences of middle school through the appealing perspective of one Roan Novachez, who has to deal with disappointment … Continue reading →

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The Bible On Hyraxes

Posted on April 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

Original photo belongs to:  By Charles J Sharp – Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68629435 If you consult the wikipedia entry for hyraxes, you will find that the Bible is mentioned more times than one would … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hemingses Of Monticello

Posted on April 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Hemingses Of Monticello:  An American Family, by Annette Gordon-Reed In reading this book it is rather striking to note that the author seems to think that she is writing only for fellow BLM [1] activists, something that made this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Those Who Labor For My Happiness

Posted on April 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

Those Who Labor For My Happiness:  Slavery At Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, by Lucia Stanton Lucia Stanton is one of the most noted scholars of slavery as it relates to Thomas Jefferson (it is a very small world), and this book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

Posted on April 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, by the William L. Beiswanger It took until page 190 before this particular book mentioned Sally Hemings by name.  That does not make this a bad book, but it does demonstrate the sort of awkwardness that one … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On The Starving Brethren Of Gokwe, Zimbabwe

Posted on April 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

This morning, as I was reading and relaxing as is my fashion on Sabbath mornings, I received an e-mail from one of the brethren in my local congregation who shared a link with a letter from our church’s president about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Darth Vader And Friends

Posted on April 28, 2019 by nathanalbright

Darth Vader And Friends, by Jeffrey Brown In this installment of a series of books that serve to recontextualize the familiar world of Star Wars in ways that are both amusing for children and interesting for adults who have grown … Continue reading →

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