Monthly Archives: August 2023

The Ruts Of Life Run Deep

Posted on August 31, 2023 by nathanalbright

While I was chatting this evening with my CASA supervisor, she was struck by the way I remembered her patterns of behavior that after we have met to chat about my case, that I remembered her Wednesday night Buddhist study … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Tolerable Anarchy

Posted on August 31, 2023 by nathanalbright

A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, And The Making Of American Freedom, by Jedidiah Purdy This book is a classic example of the tendency of human beings to want to justify what they are. This book is a self-justification of a … Continue reading →

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The Silence Of The Grave

Posted on August 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

When a nation has a particularly traumatic history, one of the ways that the nation seeks to move beyond the problems of the past is by a judicious combination of silence and amnesty. There are those who oppose this sort … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Barbie Album (Best Weekend Ever)

Posted on August 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Barbie Album (Best Weekend Ever), by Various Artists From time to time, I am asked to review soundtrack material, and this material is often of interest to me whether or not I have ever seen or ever want to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Idioms And Phrasal Verbs: Intermediate

Posted on August 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

Idioms And Phrasal Verbs: Intermediate, by Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman A previous writer I read once compared writing with sex work by saying one began doing both for oneself, then for one’s friends, and finally for money. The same … Continue reading →

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You Never Listen To Me

Posted on August 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

I remember as a young person that I had a rather sassy response to hearing the statement, “We were created with two ears and one mouth so that we would listen twice as much as we talked.” Few people who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Other Slavery

Posted on August 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story Of Indian Enslavement In America, by Andres Resendez As a narrative history that describes the process by which the native inhabitants of the Americas were, even potentially up to the present day, ensnared in … Continue reading →

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Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Yard

Posted on August 28, 2023 by nathanalbright

I have occasionally written that skunks are my favorite animal, and for many people this strikes them as somewhat odd. Perhaps ironically, skunks are themselves rather anxious and nervous animals, but their intensely unpleasant spray is such a successful deterrent … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Official Guide To OET

Posted on August 28, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Official Guide To OET, by the experts at Kaplan Test Prep For those who live in foreign countries and wish to work in an English speaking country, there are some options when it comes to tests. The IELTS is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Atlas Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Posted on August 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

Atlas Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade, by David Eltis and David Richardson I have to say that this book positively surprised. I expected that this book would be short on data and long on the politics of blame, and even … Continue reading →

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