Author Archives: ksedinger

Mom, at Stonehenge

At one point Mom was talking about taking us to London to celebrate her 85th birthday. Alas…. I don’t know what I believe about death, but I hope there’s something of Mom that can now go wherever she damned well … Continue reading

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Theresa Sedinger, 1941-2023

This is what I posted to Facebook a bit ago: A memory of my mother: I was 8 years old when we lived in Elkins, WV. That’s when I saw teevee ads for a new movie coming out called “Moonraker”. … Continue reading

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Fungus Among Us

Both taken last Sunday morning at Chestnut Ridge Park:  

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Something for Thursday

Eighty-nine years ago today, Carl Sagan was born. Sagan is one of the true giants of my life, the people whose work shaped me into who I am today. A very large part of how I view the world comes … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday (Wednesday edition)

Yesterday was really busy, hence nothing but a short post about voting (by the way, nice work, America!). Today we have a piece by Aaron Copland, but the occasion is the passing of Donald Hunsberger. Hunsberger was, for many years, … Continue reading

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If I accomplished nothing else today…

…at least I voted. Other than that, it was a freakishly busy day. I’ll try to have something musical up tomorrow.

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Making Alton Brown’s Aged Eggnog, part one

I’ve discovered the last year or two that I really like eggnog. I’ve also discovered that my family dislikes eggnog, so…I get to drink it all! Yay! This year I’m going one step farther: I’m making my own eggnog. Specifically, … Continue reading

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“The poor man can’t concentrate for more than an hour. YOU gave him four.”

The title quote comes from Amadeus, when Mozart protests to Salieri that his new opera, The Marriage of Figaro, has closed after just nine performances. The opera’s fate, according to the film, was doomed when Emperor Joseph II of Austria yawned during … Continue reading

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On Festivals and the Dating Thereof

NOTE: I’ve had this in drafts for-EVER (I started this post in August 2022!), and I think it’s now time to go ahead and finish it, because it’s that time of year again. Not the time of year indicated in … Continue reading

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He’s alive but unconscious…just like Gerald Ford!

No, that’s not my joke in the post title, that’s a quote from Airplane! Anyway, tonight for dinner I made nachos, and I washed down my nachos with beer. Beer and nachos…this makes me remember this scene from The Simpsons. I hope … Continue reading

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