Author Archives: ksedinger

“Inedibility”

Posted on January 13, 2023 by ksedinger

I posted a version of this on Facebook earlier and then deleted it when it annoyed someone over there, but it’s stuck in my head, so here it is. Food is a major topic in my reading and teevee watching. … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday: Farewell, Jeff Beck

Posted on January 12, 2023 by ksedinger

Sad news from the music world yesterday: guitarist Jeff Beck has died. He had a long and unconventional career, which led to some amazing music-making. This song was my introduction to his guitar work, and it quickly became one of … Continue reading →

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Of sweaters and such….

Posted on January 11, 2023 by ksedinger

Two Christmases in a row, I petitioned The Wife for a white cable-knit sweater rather like the one Chris Evans wore in Knives Out. I didn’t petition her for this sweater because Chris Evans wore one in Knives Out, but I won’t say … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on January 10, 2023 by ksedinger

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was one of the major names in twentieth-century music. HIs work is always brightly modern, but also accessible in a way that much of the avant garde music of that century was not; Messiaen’s work both rewards repeated … Continue reading →

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New Newsletter!

Posted on January 9, 2023 by ksedinger

If I’ve timed this post right, those of you who are subscribed to my newsletter, Dispatches from the Forgotten Stars, should have the latest issue in your inboxes right now. And those of you who have not subscribed are doubtless feeling somewhat … Continue reading →

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Play “Misty” for me

Posted on January 6, 2023 by ksedinger

I took this on the 31st, when our post-storm warm-up was progressing along to the point that the woods behind the house were shrouded in winter mists. There’s always something magical about mists and fog, something evocative that makes it … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on January 5, 2023 by ksedinger

Time to start the weekly music features for 2023, huh? We’ll lead off with this, which a friend shared on Facebook: the classic Simon-and-Garfunkel song “The Boxer”, played by quite an impressive country-roots trio. I may actually like this performance … Continue reading →

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A Preference in Weather

Posted on January 4, 2023 by ksedinger

I will take 26 degrees and snowy over 46 degree and rainy. After our blizzard and lake-effect storm ten days or so ago, just about all of it has been melted away by warm temps and rain. We have a … Continue reading →

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My newsletter: an update!

Posted on January 3, 2023 by ksedinger

You may remember that I launched a newsletter last year, which I called Dispatches from the Forgotten Stars. I had only done about half a dozen issues when the development I had feared from the get-go came to pass: Revue, the … Continue reading →

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Farewell, trusted companion through many breakfasts….

Posted on January 2, 2023 by ksedinger

For Christmas 1990, a friend of the family gave me…a toaster oven. I was in college, and this was a gift that had never once been on my radar as something I wanted or needed. But off to college it … Continue reading →

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