Tag Archives: communication

The Silence Of An Enemy

Posted on March 25, 2023 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I received a notice from Discord that said that one of the nearly 100 discord channels I am in said something hostile towards some sort of protected class–that was the language it used–and said that those who had … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

On The Futility Of Passwords

Posted on March 21, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the characteristics of a certain sort of person is the desire to have an in-speak by which one can speak to others and provide knowledge while simultaneously preserving that argot from common knowledge. There has, for at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Danger Of Fixity

Posted on January 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of the plot of Sense and Sensibility that has always struck home the most to me is the way that the feelings of Marianne, which she takes such effort to frame in ways that strive for … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Faraway, So Close: Part One

Posted on December 27, 2022 by nathanalbright

This past Sabbath, in the second split sermon, a pastor of another congregation in the Pacific Northwest got emotional while talking about the implications of the parable of the prodigal son. The speaker’s point, and it was a worthwhile point, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, Musings | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Written In The Wind

Posted on December 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

It should be recognized that writing has a great many limitations. That which is written is lacking a great deal of the context that is present with face-to-face communication, and so it must be interpreted by the reader. This often … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Because I Only Want To See if You Feel The Same Way As Me

Posted on December 6, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the more interesting aspects of life is that we tend to become like what we love, and also tend to become what we hate. We might think that what we love and what we hate are diametrically opposite … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sing Those Things That You Just Don’t Say

Posted on October 28, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the reasons why we have so much art, and why there are more poets than people who read poetry, to give one example among many, is that art and literature and music provide us with a means of … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Right Back Where We Left Off

Posted on October 12, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the notable aspects of the social life of my father that always struck me as being the most interesting was the way that he had as his best friends people who he had not necessarily seen or interacted … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

On Not Knowing What To Say

Posted on October 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

Communication is difficult. It is difficult to send a message to someone else, to struggle with the wording of it, and it is difficult to understand a given message and how one exactly one needs to respond to it, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged | Leave a comment

A Simple Kind Of Life

Posted on October 1, 2022 by nathanalbright

In the late 1990’s, the band No Doubt released their album “Rings Of Saturn,” which was a less than entirely successful follow-up to their massive success “Tragic Kingdom.” One of the moderate hits from the album, “Simple Kind Of Life,” … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music History, Musings | Tagged , | Leave a comment