Tag Archives: logistics

Every Man His Own Travel Agent

Posted on February 21, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the more lamentable aspects of the last couple of decades has been the way that technology has encouraged people to do jobs for themselves that used to be done by other people. For those of us that are … Continue reading →

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Riffing On Logistics

Posted on February 2, 2023 by nathanalbright

Earlier this evening, I read a blog post from someone I follow on social media [1], and the poster commented something that I had noted myself, namely that riffing is a term that dates one as being of a certain … Continue reading →

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Put Up Or Shut Up

Posted on January 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

Recently I have watched a few videos from people who are seeking to support the development of rail transportation in the United States as a supplement (or even a replacement) to America’s driving. There are polls that demonstrate that a … Continue reading →

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Redundant Transportation: A Thought Experiment

Posted on January 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the things that tends to bother me when I watch videos made by people who profess to love cities and want to remake American cities in the corrupt image of European cities, is the way that people seem … Continue reading →

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More Maneageable Quests

Posted on October 25, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the things that has often puzzled me about role playing games and movies is the way that so often the quest is something that is meant to save the world from some sort of existential threat. It is … Continue reading →

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The Quest For Gasoline

Posted on September 3, 2022 by nathanalbright

Every once in a while I go looking for an item that I think should be easy to find but ends up not being easy to find because of problems in either timing or the supply chain. Most of the … Continue reading →

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On The Slow Boat From China

Posted on July 23, 2022 by nathanalbright

On the day before she returned to Florida from our usual annual vacation, my mother was finally able to get in touch with my stepfather on the phone to chat, and when she did she found out that he had … Continue reading →

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On The Enduring Memory Of Russian Looting During Wartime

Posted on April 27, 2022 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening at dinner, I started reading a book loaned to me by a friend of mine, and very early on the book I was struck by something that could have been written by a contemporary Ukranian citizen, that was … Continue reading →

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A Question Of Attrition

Posted on March 13, 2022 by nathanalbright

Attrition is a tricky sort of solution to the issue of conflict. Normally speaking, people would prefer to deal with conflict in other ways. Coming up with an effective tactic to defeat an opponent is a short-term solution, but one … Continue reading →

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The More The Merrier

Posted on February 6, 2022 by nathanalbright

In continuing the occasional themed articles I write about pinochle, it is worthwhile to note that we were able to fit sixteen people in the pace between the kitchen and dining room, largely thanks to an open floor plan and … Continue reading →

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