Monthly Archives: August 2019

Fireside Tales

Posted on August 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Given that most of the people I camp with have tended to have a great deal more experience at camping than I do, I have often tended to think that it is somewhat unusual that I had no real camping … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Appalachian Legacy

Posted on August 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Appalachian Legacy, by Shelby Lee Adams This is a powerful book of black and white photographs taken over a long time in rural Appalachian Kentucky.  A book like this, and its images, serves as a test of the mindset of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Appalachian Cooking

Posted on August 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Appalachian Cooking:  New & Traditional Recipes, by John Tullock One of the lesser known parts of my background is that I was born to a farming family in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in Western Pennsylvania and that my … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Victuals

Posted on August 26, 2019 by nathanalbright

Victuals, by Ronni Lundy The title of this book should be pronounced “vittles,” and this book is a very fascinating effort at someone to attempt to signal that the writer belongs to a given community while also seeking to subvert … Continue reading →

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Non Enim Pertinet Ad Lauden Artificis, Inquantum Artifex Est, Qua Voluntate Opus Faciat, Sed Quale Sit Opus Quod Facit

Posted on August 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

While reading a translation of Umberto Eco’s The Aesthetics Of Thomas Aquinas, on page 185 of the work I came across the following quote from the writings of Thomas Aquinas on the praiseworthiness of creativity:  “Non enim pertinet ad lauden … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Weird Ideas That Work

Posted on August 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Weird Ideas That Work:  11 1/2 Practices For Promoting, Managing, And Sustaining Innovation, by Robert I. Sutton This book is an exhibit in something that does not often receive enough attention, and that is the way that in order to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Design Of Business

Posted on August 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Design Of Business:  Why Design Thinking Is The Next Competitive Advantage, by Roger Martin It must be admitted that a book like this has a bit of an uphill climb.  The author seeks to promote a sort of thinking … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cradle To Cradle

Posted on August 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Cradle To Cradle:  Remaking The Way We Make Things, by William McDonough & Michael Braungart There are times where writers forget the sort of audience that they are writing to with serious consequences and such is the case with this … Continue reading →

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On The Logistics Of The Chicken Wars

Posted on August 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

As I have made clear on several occasions, I am very fond of beefs between competing restaurants [1].  Earlier this week social media (or at least that portion of it I was paying attention to) was filled with a great … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Consider The Fork

Posted on August 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Consider The Fork:  A History Of How We Cook And Eat, by Bee Wilson I must admit that I liked this book a great deal, since it tends to look at items we take for granted and ways of eating … Continue reading →

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