Author Archives: ksedinger

Something for Thursday

Posted on October 13, 2022 by ksedinger

I did not realize, until late in the day yesterday, that it was the 150th anniversary of the birth of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. I’m going to have do some feature work on him in the coming months, I … Continue reading →

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Moonrise, Sunrise

Posted on October 12, 2022 by ksedinger

 

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Dame Angela

Posted on October 11, 2022 by ksedinger

NBC News, among others, is reporting that Dame Angela Lansbury has died at 96. Lansbury has been a part of my cultural life for just about as long as I can remember. She wasn’t exactly omnipresent, but she just…showed up every … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on October 11, 2022 by ksedinger

Continuing a series of autumnal or autumnally-inspired works, we have quite an avant-garde work today. It’s amazing how new and striking this piece sounds in my ears, given that it is over 55 years old, having been commissioned by the … Continue reading →

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Indigenous People’s Day

Posted on October 10, 2022 by ksedinger

Mine is one of the last generations, I suppose, that was taught all the happy American mythology about Christopher Columbus and how he, knowing that the Earth was round whilst everyone else thought it as flat, thought to sail all … Continue reading →

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All aboard!

Posted on October 9, 2022 by ksedinger

Today we took a fall train ride. There’s a train that does scenic rides out of the depot in Hamburg, NY. We did this a year ago and greatly enjoyed it, so we did it again today. It’s an out-and-back … Continue reading →

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Time for a Grab Bag!!!

Posted on October 8, 2022 by ksedinger

Yup, I’ve got a bunch of open tabs, so time to clear out some stuff! ::  Some good discussion (prompted by me, yay!) over on Roger’s site about (among other things) baseball, home runs, PEDs, “real” records, the degree to … Continue reading →

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Nature Video Friday

Posted on October 7, 2022 by ksedinger

No, not a new weekly feature, but for lack of anything else to post, here’s a nature video I saw on Twitter earlier, about a beast I’d never heard of before: the grasshopper mouse. These little guys are…scary. Warning: some … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on October 6, 2022 by ksedinger

I’m sentimental, if you know what I meanI love the country but I can’t stand the sceneAnd I’m neither left or rightI’m just staying home tonightGetting lost in that hopeless little screen…. “Democracy” is my favorite Leonard Cohen song, and … Continue reading →

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A lovely haul

Posted on October 5, 2022 by ksedinger

One thing I forgot to mention the other day (aside from citing a visit to a specific Barnes&Noble) is that a big part of our Ithaca vacation each year is a book binge. I save up for quite a while … Continue reading →

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