Author Archives: ksedinger

“When the skies of November turn gloomy….”

Posted on November 10, 2022 by ksedinger

Forty-seven years ago today.  

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Something for Thursday

Posted on November 10, 2022 by ksedinger

I’m not sure if this is the best train song ever–“People Get Ready” might get my personal nod–but it is, as the kids say, “In the conversation.” I don’t have a whole lot more to say, so I’ll just get … Continue reading →

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Problems of the Tech Kind

Posted on November 9, 2022 by ksedinger

So there’s been an intermittent problem with WordPress sites hosted by Ionos, of which this site is one. And the intermittent problem has, in fact, affected this site! Yay! What happens is that only the front page loads, and nothing … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on November 8, 2022 by ksedinger

Sticking with Alfred Schnittke, to whom I introduced myself last week, we have extracts from a film score of his. The Story of an Unknown Actor is a Soviet film from 1977 for which Schnittke provided the music. I have turned … Continue reading →

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Sunset over Buffalo

Posted on November 7, 2022 by ksedinger

I saw this on County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s Twitter feed this evening. It’s a beautiful shot of post-sunset over downtown Buffalo. Our city has sunsets over water. Just like Waikiki! (I know that this is a reach…but really, our sky … Continue reading →

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New newsletter!!!

Posted on November 6, 2022 by ksedinger

So, what’s this? Find out in the newest issue of my newsletter! Subscribe, too!  

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Links! I gotcher links here! Get ’em while they’re hot!

Posted on November 5, 2022 by ksedinger

Yup, it’s time for a “Wow, look at all the open tabs, let’s clear some of those out!” posts. ::  What Moneyball-for-Everything Has Done to American Culture. Interesting article about the proliferation of numerical analysis for just about everything these … Continue reading →

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The Hunter rises!

Posted on November 4, 2022 by ksedinger

My favorite constellation has almost always been Orion the Hunter–and I only hedge on this just a bit, because maybe there was a point when I was in first grade and just starting to learn about constellations that I preferred … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on November 3, 2022 by ksedinger

A long and busy day with no time for thinking about posting means, as always, that when I get home I throw up a quick post with an overture by Franz von Suppe. This time I’ll change it up a … Continue reading →

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Who would DO such a thing?!

Posted on November 2, 2022 by ksedinger

The crime: The culprit: Sigh. Luckily, I have a surplus of USB-C cords for just such an occasion. (Not that anyone asked, but my favorite brand for such items is Anker. I have several of their bluetooth speakers, their bluetooth … Continue reading →

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