Monthly Archives: June 2019

Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Usher

Posted on June 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

Admittedly, Usher missed a nomination in his first year of eligibility for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, so he has not been snubbed to nearly the same degree as that of other artists, even within his own genre … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The War Of Art

Posted on June 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

The War Of Art:  Break Through The Blocks And Win Your Inner Creative Battles, by Steven Pressfield This book is one of those volumes where the author gets to relish in being a jerk and views himself as superior to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Design Of Everyday Things

Posted on June 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Design Of Everyday Things, by Donald A. Norman It’s nice to know that I’m not the only person who has serious problems with doors.  In the course of my life I have far too frequently ended up walking into … Continue reading →

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Book Review: To Engineer Is Human (2)

Posted on June 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

To Engineer Is Human:  The Role Of Failure In Successful Design, by Henry Petroski There is in this particular book a sense of the dynamic nature of engineering and the sort of tension that exists between a desire for safety … Continue reading →

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On The Many Ways Of Being Anti-Intellectual

Posted on June 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

From the beginning of my life, I have been marked out as an intellectual, especially given my early fondness for reading and acquiring a highly complex and multilingual vocabulary.  It so happens that I was born in a farming family … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oregon Asylum

Posted on June 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Oregon Asylum (Images Of America), by Diane L. Goeres-Gardner Did you know that “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” was filmed in the Oregon State Hospital, originally known as the Oregon Asylum?  If you are a fan of that particular … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hillsboro

Posted on June 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Hillsboro (Images Of America), by Kimberli Fitzgerald and Deborah Raber with the Hillsboro HIstoric Landmarks Advisory Committee As someone who lives at present just outside of the city boundaries of Hillsboro, it is striking to note just how small Hillsboro … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fort Stevens

Posted on June 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Fort Stevens (Images Of America), by Susan L. Glen I happen to greatly fond of the Images of America, and as someone who has gone to Fort Stevens to watch civil war reenactments, there is a great deal of enjoyment … Continue reading →

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Walking A Thin Line

Posted on June 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

I have read a fair amount of travel books, many of which purport to be books of humor, and I have found it to be one of those areas where the writer tends to walk a thin line between insulting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lost In My Own Backyard

Posted on June 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

Lost In My Own Backyard, by Tim Cahill There are two kinds of books that one can read by Tim Cahill.  There are books that make the author appear a bit clueless and that encourage the reader to travel like … Continue reading →

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