Monthly Archives: July 2023

Book Review: The Discovery Of France

Posted on July 25, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Discovery Of France: A Historical Geography From The Revolution To The First World War, by Graham Robb While I must admit that I did not like the pro-socialist and pro-pagan bias that the author showed when it came to … Continue reading →

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Nobody Wants To Check-In

Posted on July 24, 2023 by nathanalbright

How unpleasant is checking in? Nobody wants to do it. Sometimes checking in can be more painful of a process than at other times. Watching people check-in to Spirit Airlines is a funny experience for the observer, but an unpleasant … Continue reading →

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No Frontiers

Posted on July 23, 2023 by nathanalbright

[Note: This sermonette was given to the United Church of God congregation in The Dalles on Sabbath, July 22, 2023.] One of the most poignant borders that exists in the world is one that you will not find on very … Continue reading →

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Album Review: …And Justice For All

Posted on July 22, 2023 by nathanalbright

….And Justice For All, by Metallica As someone who has now listened to the earlier albums of Metallica, I have at least some appreciation for their early material, and if some people saw them as sellouts for their guitar numbers, … Continue reading →

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Try That In A Small Town

Posted on July 21, 2023 by nathanalbright

On the face of it, “Try That In A Small Town” is a pretty typical Jason Aldean song championing small-town values of sober order, the willingness to disobey tyrannical laws passed by unresponsible leftist authorities, and a willingness to help … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The World Today Series 2022-2023: Western Europe

Posted on July 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

The World Today Series 2022-2023: Western Europe, by Wayne C. Thompson As is customary when I am planning a long trip, I tend to want to read books that I think will help me in my travels to understand where … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Sound Of Freedom

Posted on July 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Sound Of Freedom is a movie whose story of how it came to be released in theaters–and the surprise hit of 2023–is filled with nearly as many twists and turns as the movie itself. Originally produced by 20th Century … Continue reading →

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You Would Condemn Me So That You Would Be Justified

Posted on July 19, 2023 by nathanalbright

My usual response in dealing with people who are stupidly argumentative and intensely hypocritical and highly critical is to ignore and avoid them as much as possible. Such people are usually not self-aware enough of their own flaws to be … Continue reading →

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Rooting For The Underdog

Posted on July 18, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the humorous aspects of seeing the recent strikes for writers and screen actors is seeing executives like Disney’s Bob Iger stick their feet in their mouth by trying to say that the desire of these professionals to have … Continue reading →

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Bury Me In Georgia

Posted on July 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

There is a cliche in the journalism world that “if it bleeds, it leads.” While it is certainly true that bad news is the focus of a great deal of journalism, it is by no means true that pain and … Continue reading →

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