Author Archives: ksedinger

Something for Thursday

Posted on May 2, 2024 by ksedinger

There was news this week on the TRON front: Jeff Bridges is returning to the franchise for the third film that is apparently getting made soon. I’m a longtime TRON fan, all the way back to the original film in 1982, and … Continue reading →

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“The personality of the photographer, his approach, is really more important than his technical genius.” –Lee Miller

Posted on May 1, 2024 by ksedinger

Sheila O’Malley has a typically amazing post about photographer Lee Miller, about whom I need to learn more because she is fascinating and because of photography: Much of her history was erased through decades of obscurity and a total and … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on April 30, 2024 by ksedinger

Another by Eric Whitacre, this one is called Sleep. Here it is for wind ensemble: Lovely and meditative, isn’t it? But it’s not doesn’t end there. Whitacre actually composed this piece for choir first. The idea was to set a Robert … Continue reading →

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Today in “Ya never know….”

Posted on April 29, 2024 by ksedinger

Last Sunday morning I ventured out to Knox Farm State Park, a favorite local place of mine, to walk and do some photography. I wasn’t all that excited at the prospect, though, because the morning was quite cold and it … Continue reading →

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Phil!

Posted on April 28, 2024 by ksedinger

Last night we went to see Phil Rosenthal at Buffalo State University. If you’re unfamiliar with Phil Rosenthal, you need to watch Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix, and you need to do so now. Right now. Go watch, I’ll wait for … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Hunter

Posted on April 26, 2024 by ksedinger

This is likely my final photo of Orion the Hunter for this season; the time for the winter stars is passing quickly now. Farewell, Hunter, and good hunting in other skies until we meet again!  

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Something for Thursday

Posted on April 25, 2024 by ksedinger

The other day may or may not have been William Shakespeare’s birthday. Seems as good a reason as ever to listen to some Shakespeare-inspired music!  

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On the Romance of Old Maps

Posted on April 24, 2024 by ksedinger

Roger wrote a lovely post the other day about old maps: When I was growing up, my grandfather, McKinley Green, gave me the maps included in his subscription to National Geographic magazine. I still have many of those old maps … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on April 23, 2024 by ksedinger

NPR has a podcast called the Open Ears Project: Part mix tape, part sonic love-letter, the Open Ears Project is a daily podcast where people share the classical track that means the most to them. Each episode offers a soulful … Continue reading →

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“Dick, sometimes I understand why they hate you.” Nixon, 30 years gone

Posted on April 22, 2024 by ksedinger

A few days after Richard Nixon died (on this date, 1994), I was out riding around with my father as he did some errands. We stopped at the post office in the town where we lived, and Dad noticed that … Continue reading →

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