Monthly Archives: October 2019

Book Review: All Life Is Problem Solving

Posted on October 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

All Life Is Problem Solving, by Karl Popper In reading a book like this one has to temper one’s expectations.  Typically when a great philosopher or writer dies, there are a lot of essays and generally unread speech transcripts and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Open Society And Its Enemies: 2: Hegel And Marx

Posted on October 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Open Society And Its Enemies:  2:  Hegel And Marx, by Karl Popper It is a great shame that my local library system does not have the first volume of this collection stocked but only the second, but as someone … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Sunset Shores

Posted on October 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Sunset Shores, Villa Bay, St. Vincent and the Grenadines In order to review this hotel fairly, considering it was the hotel we stayed at and which hosted the Feast of Tabernacles in St. Vincent, I would like to begin with … Continue reading →

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The Road To Hell Is Paid In Value Added Taxes

Posted on October 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

As I write this particular paragraph I am sitting in the dark lobby of the Sunset Shores Resort in Villa Bay, St. Vincent, waiting for a taxi that was supposed to have been ordered by our hotel after numerous confirmations … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Donkey

Posted on October 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Donkey:  The Mystique Of Equus Asinus, by Michael Tobias & Jane Morrison There are some people who tend to think of donkeys as particularly stubborn and mulish sort of animals, but those of us who have been able to see … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gardening With Chickens

Posted on October 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Gardening With Chickens:  Plans And Plants For You And Your Hens, by Lisa Steele There are plenty of books about taking care of animals and plenty of books about gardening, but there are few books that seek to combine the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Secret Life Of Cows

Posted on October 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Secret Life Of Cows, by Rosamund Young Although I thought that my own personal interest in the psychology of animals was an unusual one, I have found that it is one that is shared by at least a few … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Owning It All

Posted on October 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Owning It All, by William Kittredge This book is certainly a strange one, although by no means a bad one.  The author comes from Eastern Oregon and expresses the fundamental ambivalence that the West has often had with government.  The … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blue Pastures

Posted on October 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Blue Pastures, by Mary Oliver Discretion can be respected in a writer.  Here the writer is rather private about her personal life, something I can certainly respect, and feels free to include a great deal of fragments from her prose … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide

Posted on October 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Old Age:  A Beginner’s Guide, by Michael Kinsley Sometimes if you know enough about someone you would avoid reading their books.  Such is the case here.  The author is someone I didn’t happen to know about when I picked up … Continue reading →

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