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A Blast Of Desert Heat

Posted on June 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

As I woke up after far too few hours of sleep this morning [1], I pondered about some of the matters I had not written about in my nocturnal rant about the heat.  There had been different prognostications about the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: The Kalmyk Overwinter Festival

Posted on March 3, 2017 by nathanalbright

From time to time I like to comment on bizarre but entertaining aspects of culture that can be found around the world [1].  Today I was chatting with an online penpal of mine from an obscure part of Russia, the … Continue reading →

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From The Rooftops I Remember There Was Snow, White Snow

Posted on January 12, 2017 by nathanalbright

I did not grow up with many memories of snow.  For the first three years of my life I lived in an area where snow is common in Western Pennsylvania, but mercifully I have almost no memories of that deeply … Continue reading →

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Cool For The Winter

Posted on January 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

Like the pastor of my congregation, I am puzzled at how even the slightest hint of snow and ice completely shuts down traffic in the Portland area.  At any rate, upon the approach of yet another winter storm, I received … Continue reading →

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Scenes From The Southside

Posted on January 4, 2017 by nathanalbright

This past weekend I spent the vast majority of my time at the home of some friends on the far southeastern side of Portland.  Upon waking up on the morning of the first to see the snow gently falling down, … Continue reading →

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Assuming I Can Get Through

Posted on December 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening I received an invite to the going away party of one of my friends and occasional travel buddy [1] in my local congregation.  Given the state of weather here, I gamely replied that assuming I could get there, … Continue reading →

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Should We Talk About The Weather?

Posted on December 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

On days like today where the weather is not particularly good, I have to hear a lot of sob stories about the weather, about people whose cars are frozen in parking lots, who run up on curbs because they lack … Continue reading →

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Another Dumb Blonde

Posted on December 9, 2016 by nathanalbright

If one is looking for one of the most bizarre but also enjoyable perfect winter storms regarding music history, one would be hard pressed to come up with an example like that of Hoku’s rise to popularity in early 2000. … Continue reading →

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A Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted on October 8, 2016 by nathanalbright

While I was peacefully enjoying dinner, finishing reading a couple of books, and relaxing a little bit after a long week where I ended up working 44 hours despite having not been at work the first day of the work … Continue reading →

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