Monthly Archives: March 2022

Thisness And Thatness

Posted on March 18, 2022 by nathanalbright

There is an Arab saying that says: me against my brothers, me and my brothers against my cousins, and my family against the world. I must admit that this has never been my own personal way of behaving, as much … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World

Posted on March 18, 2022 by nathanalbright

Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World, by Lauren Alaina It admittedly took me a bit of time to get back to this third part of the rankdown of Lauren Alaina’s latest album. I wasn’t in the mood to listen … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get Bitter, Get Better

Posted on March 17, 2022 by nathanalbright

Today I had a frustrating conversation about post-colonial discourse from an Indian acquaintance of mine, as well as a frustrating experience dealing with customer service, and it struck me that both of these experiences were deeply similar. My Indian acquaintance … Continue reading →

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What Are We Even Saving?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

I am admittedly someone who has never seen the point of daylight savings time. While there can admittedly be some benefit to having a small amount of sunlight in early morning hours when most sane people (myself included) are asleep … Continue reading →

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Babies, Bathwater, And Babel

Posted on March 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

For those of us who are interested in the Tower of Babel project [1], it is common that we will read writings that have been translated from Russian that seek to discuss the long-term history of human languages. Various different … Continue reading →

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Not All Losses Are Created Equal

Posted on March 14, 2022 by nathanalbright

As someone who has watched the NCAA Tournament in Women’s Basketball, I tend to find those who push for equal promotion and advertising attention between it and the men’s game to be somewhat puzzling, since the men’s game is vastly … Continue reading →

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A Question Of Attrition

Posted on March 13, 2022 by nathanalbright

Attrition is a tricky sort of solution to the issue of conflict. Normally speaking, people would prefer to deal with conflict in other ways. Coming up with an effective tactic to defeat an opponent is a short-term solution, but one … Continue reading →

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Never Back Down

Posted on March 12, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of human psychology that plays an important role in the prevention or encouragement of conflict is the question of whether or not someone has a way to climb down. It is well recognized that among the … Continue reading →

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Requiem For A Pyramid Man

Posted on March 11, 2022 by nathanalbright

I got the call this evening. Admittedly, I am not an easy man to get in touch with by phone, but I happened to see the phone number light up on my phone and it was from an area code … Continue reading →

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Listening To The Past

Posted on March 10, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the hardest things for people to do in the present is to imagine the past as it was without the knowledge of foresight. We have at least some idea of the things that endure to the present when … Continue reading →

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