Monthly Archives: January 2022

On The Conversations That Don’t Happen

Posted on January 4, 2022 by nathanalbright

For reasons that remain mysterious to me, in my youth I never considered the formal study of communications. This is not to say that I have not always been interested in an implicit way in the problems of communication, not … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Sob Rock

Posted on January 3, 2022 by nathanalbright

Sob Rock, by John Mayer This is an album that is cloaked in a bit of ambiguity. What does Sob Rock mean? Is John Mayer making a reference to the downbeat mood of this album (sobbing), either ironic or straightforward, … Continue reading →

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On The Creation Of The Ideal Character

Posted on January 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

Most of the time when I have played tabletop role-playing games of one edition or another, I have found myself playing a character against type. For example, I have frequently found myself playing half-orc or lizardmen barbarians with a taste … Continue reading →

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Out Of Time

Posted on January 1, 2022 by nathanalbright

Many of the aspects of the contemporary world are highly time-dependent. If you get a news story from social media, it is already old news when it appears in your inbox as part of a news e-mail the next day. … Continue reading →

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