Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger

No, John Williams did NOT rip off Dvorak.

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Kelly Sedinger

UPDATE 2/18/2022: Broken link fixed. REPOSTING 2/16/2022 because…see addendum to text. UPDATE 2/7/19: This post, for some reason, must rank highly on some Google search index or something, because it’s been a relatively consistent driver of traffic to this blog ever since … Continue reading →

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From the Books: Mike Royko

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Kelly Sedinger

A repost, because somehow the subject of Mike Royko came up on Twitter. For many years he was my father’s favorite columnist. I remember him handing me the Opinion section more than a few times, saying, “Royko’s got a good … Continue reading →

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The Past harmonizes: 11/22/63, by Stephen King

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

(Re-upping this one after a discussion of Stephen King on Twitter, and specifically this book, made me remember this post!)   One odd bit of Star Trek lore that I didn’t know about until I read one of William Shatner’s … Continue reading →

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A possible technical change….

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 So, as social media companies exercise more and more control over the content users post, and as those companies employ algorithms that are more and more quixotic in their moderation (I’ve seen people put into Facebook jail for using normal … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

The fifth episode of the great Carl Sagan show Cosmos is titled “Blues for a Red Planet”. The episode focuses on Mars: a history of the chase for life on Mars, the clash between the fictional Mars (and the one fervently … Continue reading →

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Vacation! (part the second)

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 More photos from a two-day trip! Huzzah! When last we checked in, The Wife and I had just finished up a visit to a Cayuga Lake winery. Next up was a stop that we make every single year, without fail: … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 Some nifty stuff in the pipeline–I’m not going to keep ignoring Richard Strauss, now that I’ve opened him up on this series–but for now, a favorite potboiler by Tchaikovsky, a man who certainly knew how to compose the kinds of … Continue reading →

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Vacation! (part the first)

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 The Wife and I made our annual trek to Ithaca and the Finger Lakes this weekend. Our trip was timed a bit oddly and was truncated by a day, because of Reasons; usually we stay two nights in a hotel … Continue reading →

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A Pirate Looks at Fifty

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 Normally I don’t post on Sundays much, but…well, today’s my birthday. I am now fifty. Here’s what fifty (minus two days, since I took this two days ago) looks like: Not a lot different, huh? So, how does fifty feel? … Continue reading →

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Masks: an unpopular opinion

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 Here’s the thing: I’m fine with wearing a mask. As in, I’m genuinely fine with it. Not only does wearing one not bother me, but…I honestly kind of like it. The discourse on masks has mainly centered on their use being … Continue reading →

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