Tag Archives: sleep

Book Review: Healing Night

Posted on April 7, 2018 by nathanalbright

Healing Night:  The Science And Spirit Of Sleeping, Dreaming, And Awakening, by Rubin R. Naiman As someone whose sleep problems are pretty openly acknowledged [1], I frequently read books that talk about sleep.  Most of the books, quite sensibly, talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Sleep Smarter

Posted on March 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

Sleep Smarter:  21 Essential Strategies To Sleep Your Way To A Better Body, Better Health, And Bigger Success, by Shawn Stevenson I have mixed feelings about this book and the approach of the author.  Reading this book is akin to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The Curious Connection Between Daylight Savings Time And Military History

Posted on March 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

As someone who tends to find curious connections between a great deal of phenomena and military history [1] and someone who is remarkably critical about Daylight Savings Time [2], I think it would be worthwhile today to discuss the connection … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, History, Military History, Musings | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

On Every Corner You Turn There’s A Heartache

Posted on October 31, 2017 by nathanalbright

This morning I woke up while it was still dark with the sound of a windstorm racing through the neighborhood.  Every once in a while the lonely sound of sirens [1] would sound through the early morning as some emergency … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music History, Musings | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Book Review: Winning The Battle For The Night

Posted on July 5, 2017 by nathanalbright

Winning The Battle For The Night:  God’s Plan For Sleep, Dreams, and Revelation, by Faith Blatchford [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Chosen Books.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] As someone whose troubles with sleep … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Book Reviews, Christianity | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Beating The Heat

Posted on June 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

How do you beat the heat on a day like today?  Well, considering it is after midnight and I am writing this, the answer is that I probably did not do a very good job at it.  It is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Profitless Toil

Posted on June 6, 2017 by nathanalbright

Yesterday morning, I wrote at some length about the general feeling that life was profitless toil not only for me but for humanity in general [1].  There were two layers of that day that led to my reflections on that … Continue reading →

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

We’ll Leave The Light On For You

Posted on May 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

I remember that night well.  Responsibilities at church in both St. Pete and Tampa had kept me in town during the Sabbath, and I had to work Monday morning early, but family is family and I wanted to see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Against The Wind

Posted on January 29, 2017 by nathanalbright

When I woke up this morning, I had a great deal to do before I got out the door.  I did some reading, kept my duolingo streak going, read and gave a brief reply to a fairly ominous Facebook message … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Thinking Of You

Posted on January 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

As someone who reads a great deal of children’s literature, and literature written by young people [1], I tend to notice a few patterns over and over again.  Among these novels there is often an implicit understanding that the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments