Author Archives: ksedinger

60 of 23

Posted on February 19, 2023 by ksedinger

(via) Michael Jordan turned 60 two days ago. While I’ve slowly come around to the acknowledgement that LeBron James is likely the greatest basketball player of all time, my commitment to MJ as the greatest still holds some sway in … Continue reading →

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“I will seek not the shadowy region”

Posted on February 18, 2023 by ksedinger

In her review of a new movie about Emily Bronte, titled Emily, Sheila O’Malley cites two lines from one of Bronte’s poems: I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide. Somehow I’d never … Continue reading →

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Closing a few tabs….

Posted on February 17, 2023 by ksedinger

It’s that time again: ::  Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes and commitment to reclusiveness fame is returning to bookstores as the illustrator, along with caricaturist John Kascht, of a new book. Wow. ::  Harrison Ford gives a very insightful interview: … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on February 16, 2023 by ksedinger

In the 1940s and 50s, there were quite a few Black singing quartets recording music. Many early Black solo artists got their start in groups like this (Sam Cooke being a prime example), but I’ve just learned something very interesting … Continue reading →

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One rises, one wanes….

Posted on February 15, 2023 by ksedinger
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Hey! Need some love music?

Posted on February 14, 2023 by ksedinger

I made a playlist of love songs! 50 songs, 3 hours of music! (Now, I originally conceived this little exercise as a playlist for our wedding reception if The Wife and I were getting married now, or renewing vows, or … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on February 14, 2023 by ksedinger

Composer Omar Thomas was born in Brooklyn in 1984 to Guyanese parents. He eventually studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and has moved on to a highly praised career as a composer. While he is mainly known as … Continue reading →

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Starry Night

Posted on February 13, 2023 by ksedinger

We’ve had a relative rarity the last few nights: clear skies. This area has been abnormally cloudy the last six weeks or so; we went an absurdly large number of days without seeing the sun, and of course, seeing the … Continue reading →

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“A Poet is Not a Jukebox”

Posted on February 12, 2023 by ksedinger

A poem by Dudley Randall: A poet is not a jukebox, so don’t tell me what to write. I read a dear friend a poem about love, and she said, “You’re in to that bag now, for whatever it’s worth, … Continue reading →

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On “Phneh” and manufactured outrage

Posted on February 11, 2023 by ksedinger

So, America’s right-wing has been complaining about an AI chat-bot gizmo the last day or two. Why? Because someone got the idea to hit the AI chat-bot gizmo with a hypothetical situation: there’s a ticking time bomb and when it … Continue reading →

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