Author Archives: ksedinger

“Concepts of a Plan”

Posted on September 13, 2024 by ksedinger

I didn’t watch the debate the other night, but I sure heard about it, and even I had to get in on the meme fun the next day: Apparently when asked for specifics of his plan for American healthcare once … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on September 12, 2024 by ksedinger

Continuing music selections from the films of James Cameron, who just turned 70 last month, we have a brief suite from True Lies. This movie answers the thought experiment of “What if James Cameron directed a James Bond movie?” Arnold Schwarzenegger … Continue reading →

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Twenty-three

Posted on September 11, 2024 by ksedinger

This is a repost of what I wrote on the twentieth anniversary of 9-11-01. I find myself increasingly unable to think of anything new to say about that day. Maybe it has finally become a memory best expressed in older … Continue reading →

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Buffalo skies

Posted on September 11, 2024 by ksedinger

Sometimes I don’t want to go to work but I grit my teeth and go anyway, and the Sky Gods see this and take pity on me by giving me something amazing to look at as I arrive…like this morning … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on September 10, 2024 by ksedinger

I like it when I get in the car and hear just a few minutes of a piece with which I am unfamiliar, and then I either do a music search using Google’s listening and “ID a song” feature, or … Continue reading →

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“It will be as though they dipped themselves in magic waters.”

Posted on September 9, 2024 by ksedinger

Ninety-three. A hell of a life, a hell of a legacy. I hope he’s finding out now just what was in that cornfield, just beyond the left field line….

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STAR TREK and Me (a repost)

Posted on September 8, 2024 by ksedinger

Today is the 58th anniversary of Star Trek‘s first appearance on teevee. On this date in 1966, an episode called “The Man Trap” of a new science-fiction show aired, and I guess that at the time this seemed like just another … Continue reading →

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What are all these tabs doing open???

Posted on September 7, 2024 by ksedinger

OK, I gotta clean some of this out! ::  Two reviews of the apparently shitty new movie about Ronald Reagan, first off. Now, I haven’t seen the movie and I’ve no intention of doing so, because I make no secret … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on September 5, 2024 by ksedinger

Continuing a few weeks of featuring music from the films of James Cameron, who just turned 70 last month, we have a selection from a score I don’t like all that much for a movie I don’t all that much … Continue reading →

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On the cusp

Posted on September 4, 2024 by ksedinger

Fall isn’t here yet, but we can certainly feel it knocking on the door. And I’m fine with that! Fall is my favorite time of year, followed by winter, and lately summer has been rising in my esteem. The summer … Continue reading →

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