Author Archives: ksedinger

A Very Public Service Message

Posted on December 31, 2021 by ksedinger

Make sure to check out my Year’s End post just below this one…and then, note that after today, I’m taking a brief breather from posting in this space. Posting will resume here on January 10. I’m going to recharge the … Continue reading →

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2021. I didn’t love you, but I loved parts of you.

Posted on December 31, 2021 by ksedinger

It’s time for my annual look back at the year that was. I did this every year on Byzantium’s Shores, and now I do it here. Generally, 2021 wasn’t terrible for me personally, even though it was not a fantastic year … Continue reading →

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Bon voyage, James Webb Space Telescope!

Posted on December 30, 2021 by ksedinger

I haven’t mentioned this, but the rocket bearing the James Webb Space Telescope blasted off the other day. The telescope is headed for the L2 Lagrange Point, a spot in space where it will orbit the Sun in such a … Continue reading →

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Oh, and by the way…

Posted on December 29, 2021 by ksedinger

…I will write a few more posts about our Hawaiian adventure, but first I want to get all my photos from that trip organized into albums on Flickr, while the adventure is fresh on my mind. I don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Snowy….

Posted on December 29, 2021 by ksedinger

A week ago, we were enjoying sunny skies by the side of the sea. Now, we’re back home and enjoying this: It was a light snowfall and it all melted before I even got up this morning. And it was … Continue reading →

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For Carrie

Posted on December 28, 2021 by ksedinger

Carrie Fisher, gone five years yesterday. My friend Jason has some words: I’ve written a lot of dead-celebrity posts on this blog over the years. Some of them have been quite good, if I say so myself. And they’ve all … Continue reading →

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“And I’m so worried about the baggage retrieval system they’ve got at Heathrow”

Posted on December 27, 2021 by ksedinger

UPDATED and CLARIFIED below! So, the trip home from Hawaii was supposed to go like this: December 23: Board plane at HNL, about 12:30pm. Arrive LAX, around 8:00pm. Depart LAX for DTW (Detroit), around 12:00am. Arrive DTW, around 6:00am. Depart DTW … Continue reading →

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Random Music….

Posted on December 26, 2021 by ksedinger

OK, it’s the 26th, which means I’m out of scheduled posts. I want to post something but I’m still too jetlagged, two days after arriving home, to really come up with something coherent (the reason why will be a post … Continue reading →

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Your Daily Dose of Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2021 by ksedinger

It’s Christmas! May the day bring light and joy to you, whoever you are, wherever you are! (I personally tend to associate Handel’s Messiah more with Easter than Christmas, but I’ve noticed the great oratorio making more of a Christmas presence … Continue reading →

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Your Daily Dose of Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2021 by ksedinger

One day more! Oh, sorry…that has nothing at all to do with Christmas, does it? Sorry! Another grab-bag post: I went to college with this guy! Jim McDonough was obviously talented “way back when”, but he’s really made good on his … Continue reading →

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