Author Archives: ksedinger

Something for Thursday

Posted on June 23, 2022 by ksedinger

Continuing our survey of “Conversation songs”, in which the lyrics give us one side of a conversation, we have “I Don’t Want To Talk About It” by Crazy Horse. “I Don’t Want To Talk About It” was written by Danny … Continue reading →

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50 years of coming on down….

Posted on June 22, 2022 by ksedinger

Apparently The Price is Right is 50 years old, which kind of blows my mind. I don’t know why, since it was my favorite game show as a kid* and I’m 50 years old. I’ve seen a few episodes of the show … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on June 21, 2022 by ksedinger

Here’s an old favorite: Espana by Emmanuel Chabrier. This is one of the most delightful pieces I know, just pure delightful color for all of its six minutes. I got to play this work in college, and I’ve loved it since … Continue reading →

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Sundays at Chestnut Ridge

Posted on June 20, 2022 by ksedinger

Twice in recent weeks I have taken The Dee-oh-gee to Chestnut Ridge on our Sunday adventure-nature walks. Late spring and early summer are great times to go to this particular park, when things haven’t really started to heat up or … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Fictional Fathers

Posted on June 19, 2022 by ksedinger

It doesn’t matter if you were the worst father in Galactic history! You can still redeem all of that by throwing the evil Emperor down a reactor shaft before he can kill your son and destroy the Rebellion. Maybe you … Continue reading →

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But I’m a Henry V fan….

Posted on June 17, 2022 by ksedinger

Interested in the Plantagenets or the Stuarts? Keep checking telephone poles, folks.  

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Something for Thursday

Posted on June 16, 2022 by ksedinger

I didn’t have a chance to come up with a “Conversation Song” this week, so in the meantime–though I would never suggest that she’s a mere placeholder–here is Audrey Hepburn.

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Gettin’ jiggy

Posted on June 15, 2022 by ksedinger

So one of my bosses asked me if I could cut a buffalo out of a piece of wood with a jigsaw. I said, “I dunno, I can give it a shot!” I then gave a bit of caution, because … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on June 14, 2022 by ksedinger

Maurice Ravel is a particularly fascinating composer, once one manages to get past the monument to terminal ennui that is Bolero. Here we have one his earlier works, the Rapsodie espagnol, in which a young Ravel turns his impressionistic eye on the … Continue reading →

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Filtration

Posted on June 13, 2022 by ksedinger

For lack of a better idea for a post, here’s a selfie from last week, followed by the results of applying several filters through an app called Prisma. Here’s the original: This was taken at Knox Farm State Park in … Continue reading →

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