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Is The Future Just The Past That I Never Outrun?

Posted on November 8, 2014 by nathanalbright

While I was waiting in the parking lot of a relatively new Cabela’s store in the Portland area for parents to pick up the briefcase their son had left behind at services last Sabbath, I was struck by how surreal … Continue reading →

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match

Posted on August 2, 2014 by nathanalbright

Today, at about 11AM, I got a call from a friend of mine at church who happens to live pretty close to where I live now. I have had the chance to eat for the Night To Be Much Observed … Continue reading →

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Part Of The Process

Posted on June 14, 2014 by nathanalbright

When I was a graduate student in engineering management at the University of South Florida, one of the courses I took for my degree was a course on Six Sigma. Although the term has become mired in jargon, the essential … Continue reading →

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The High Road

Posted on January 5, 2014 by nathanalbright

In 2010, I was involved in a lengthy crisis where a massively difficult matter was the sort of road one should take in one’s behavior. One can do the right things for the wrong reasons, and one can be on … Continue reading →

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All’s Well That Ends Well

Posted on December 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

A few days ago, I was sent the following update about a longstanding concern of this blog [1] with a request to write about the incident. First, I would like to explain what happened in the author’s words: “Hello brethren, … Continue reading →

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A Case Of Mistaken Identity

Posted on August 17, 2013 by nathanalbright

Several years ago, I was talking to a young woman I was dating at the time, and she kept on hearing bad reports about me from one of her close friends, a young woman whom I had barely met a … Continue reading →

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Bon Voyage

Posted on July 29, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the facets of my life that I find pretty embarrassing is just how many years go by between the time where I see friends. While I don’t have long absences out of any sort of hostility, unreasonable amounts … Continue reading →

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The Ministry Of Hurts

Posted on July 2, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today, while reading a book (Note: No, it wasn’t any of the three books [1] [2] [3] that I finished today, but another one whose review is forthcoming) I came across the following passage that I thought worthy to share: … Continue reading →

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That Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

Posted on June 28, 2013 by nathanalbright

In the movie The Princess Bride, one of the minor villains of the tale has a consistent gag where everything that the supposed Dread Pirate Roberts does is “inconceivable,” only to be gently reminded by one of his reluctant underlings … Continue reading →

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Masked And Anonymous

Posted on March 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

There are some people who thrive in the conditions of anonymous slander and violence. I know quite a few pepole, for example, who love the anonymous hero of V For Vendetta, with his Guy Fawkes mask and his fanatical devotion … Continue reading →

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