Monthly Archives: September 2023

A Swiss Cheese Near-Incident At George Airport

Posted on September 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

As someone who watches a fair amount of online videos related to aviation, one of the concepts I have picked up is the Swiss cheese model for aviation accidents, which posits that there are a variety of things that have … Continue reading →

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A Circular Journey

Posted on September 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

Before arriving at the feast site in Mossei Bay, South Africa, my family did some exploring in the area around Johannesburg. I arrived at the airport via a flight by Libreville at around midnight, Thursday morning, and my folks arrived … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sunken Isles

Posted on September 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

Sunken Isles, by Eldermancy This particular book was part of a Kickstarter I participated in, and it is a 5E compatible campaign set in a group of islands that bears a strong resemblance to an apocalyptic vision of Hawaii if … Continue reading →

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Book Review: IELTS Vocabulary For Bands 6.5 And Above

Posted on September 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

IELTS Vocabulary For Bands 6.5 And Above, by Pauline Cullen This book is the second book in its series that I have read, and it has a companion volume for bands up to 6.0. In reading this book, I found … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Across The Kentucky Color Line

Posted on September 28, 2023 by nathanalbright

Across The Kentucky Color Line: Cultural Landscapes Of Race From The Lost Cause To Integration, by Lee Durham Stone [Note: This book was provided free of charges from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for an honest review.] If this book is … Continue reading →

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Gabon: On The Shadow And Substance Of Democracies

Posted on September 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the things I was looking forward to most on my flights from the United States to South Africa was getting the chance to stop (however briefly–it ended up being an hour) in a country that few people in … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On Lome’s Airport

Posted on September 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

I can safely say that Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport, the international airport for Togo’s capital, Lome, is one of the most frustrating airports I have ever traveled through, and this is despite the fact that as a small airport that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Crucible Of Command

Posted on September 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

Crucible Of Command: Ulysses S. Grant And Robert E. Lee–The War They Fought, The Peace They Forged, by William C. Davis William C. Davis is an able contemporary historian who has won notable awards for his even-handed writing about Confederate … Continue reading →

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Thoughts In A Nearly Empty Airport Gate

Posted on September 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the advantages of sitting almost alone at a nearly empty airport gate when one has arrived early for one’s flight to sit and wait for the time when one can get one’s seat assignment is that it gives … Continue reading →

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On The Experience Of Fasting

Posted on September 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

There are a great many spiritual lessons that one is supposed to learn by going without, by fasting. When the book of Leviticus refers to the required fast on the Day of Atonement that I ended only a couple of … Continue reading →

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