tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11528502407806089512024-03-04T20:05:01.572-08:00kenblogicStupidity is not a social constructKen Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12976919713907046171noreply@blogger.comBlogger768125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-10318664613327148922022-10-26T12:59:00.001-07:002022-10-26T12:59:06.729-07:00QPQ: Jonathan Stagge, Patrick Quentin, Q. Patrick mysteries, a bump<p> I have updated my mini reviews of novels by this consortium. <a href="https://kenblogic.blogspot.com/2019/08/qpq-micro-reviews.html">QPQ mini reviews.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-90708006056095375392022-09-21T19:49:00.001-07:002022-09-21T19:49:31.232-07:00A perfect recording<p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeRmf7IVY88">Yonder Comes a Courteous Knight</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-83499770955238026072022-09-04T21:22:00.002-07:002022-09-04T21:22:25.201-07:00Pipkov Symphony 1<p> Praised by Shostakovich. Colourful, playful. <a href="https://youtu.be/SMuIZcMzRfE">Link</a></p><p><br /></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-67245624312732101792022-08-26T20:23:00.002-07:002022-08-26T20:23:24.729-07:00Maslanka Symphony 4<p> <a href="https://youtu.be/2KQ9IjuvUDw">https://youtu.be/2KQ9IjuvUDw</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-17900353817955095822022-08-25T19:57:00.001-07:002022-08-25T19:57:22.325-07:00Yvonne Housser<p> Canadian painter, student of Lismer, mid century.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZQm8HItK6Eoz71j8F4QppCxAvvVRUnG0LkSkVZgN1TFc5DVCS5CXOqglhcYElH951YJTKbQJgl1oOTkcCyUhEb0f1jgRMhlzhCqdxAxONRWSDoL5KEHLk0ncIsKaOathguNbcJ2I-ub1IWcIJ4vLmVO0b7rpNR3eewAGo8q5QQ-LkLp33YpTYsXP/s1000/EF7A5478-9A3B-45D2-89F9-8C086D0B046E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZQm8HItK6Eoz71j8F4QppCxAvvVRUnG0LkSkVZgN1TFc5DVCS5CXOqglhcYElH951YJTKbQJgl1oOTkcCyUhEb0f1jgRMhlzhCqdxAxONRWSDoL5KEHLk0ncIsKaOathguNbcJ2I-ub1IWcIJ4vLmVO0b7rpNR3eewAGo8q5QQ-LkLp33YpTYsXP/s320/EF7A5478-9A3B-45D2-89F9-8C086D0B046E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG6BNf4NgGoBt705Gop4-zdz-xpQapOLyR5XJsB-V3HlfpzjUBRtQHtxpHjPRlkfc-J9BzeMXaZOmms0Z09y0hw24VKwecBI7rR92Au8pQcIshX_URlxh27golY_FfqXkdJNFfb3krCY3jiZzfWwcZ9wvrRjq5VIgdEPD5-9LVPVr683yQX70Oxqy/s1536/D69064C8-C9F2-4B89-AE79-95E48B022F0C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG6BNf4NgGoBt705Gop4-zdz-xpQapOLyR5XJsB-V3HlfpzjUBRtQHtxpHjPRlkfc-J9BzeMXaZOmms0Z09y0hw24VKwecBI7rR92Au8pQcIshX_URlxh27golY_FfqXkdJNFfb3krCY3jiZzfWwcZ9wvrRjq5VIgdEPD5-9LVPVr683yQX70Oxqy/s320/D69064C8-C9F2-4B89-AE79-95E48B022F0C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-1879338475571127802022-08-25T19:52:00.005-07:002022-08-25T19:52:55.520-07:00Symphony 3 by Lee Actor<p>Still living as far as I know. He has written three. I have heard and liked 1 and 3. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bkW87pyLOc8">https://youtu.be/bkW87pyLOc8</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-5668393326907841122022-05-15T13:31:00.001-07:002022-05-15T13:31:06.971-07:00Cats<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLVqx9NYo2BT5YxAKeJDsG3n8m4qeNp1XbzOtRWy-wlkiQysxgl7PQGRdzze0-s-Be7i4LnjZqChHMSOZunqp0IZd9-S2pUx2-3ln6c2NByIjBsAGLiQW7tMCwovWVeU6PfEIamH-xseSkPYyEti2sR0lybDzz6BtWT5DKlC8WrQWFfzcvN57yUFY/s960/8B75FE1C-3BF7-48D6-B02C-90CE3F8879B4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLVqx9NYo2BT5YxAKeJDsG3n8m4qeNp1XbzOtRWy-wlkiQysxgl7PQGRdzze0-s-Be7i4LnjZqChHMSOZunqp0IZd9-S2pUx2-3ln6c2NByIjBsAGLiQW7tMCwovWVeU6PfEIamH-xseSkPYyEti2sR0lybDzz6BtWT5DKlC8WrQWFfzcvN57yUFY/s320/8B75FE1C-3BF7-48D6-B02C-90CE3F8879B4.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9LVekroWC7EQyyPedw2MJyTNXFrIY2BFEM30UQJo_0jWwA0-uNatr_Je14HJj3_kO-fWby8_L8oKffYUwaQaRwpyAYNlknHEiJ65IAk2nDxOH09jyovsFADhFhpyCbsFN4yQnxxcQwQ3WqCpm1u9uDJNNFamv6dFEdIPmbUZPM414RG3yStv0eZg/s869/6E9A8289-0F1D-4791-AA11-35529A73E262.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9LVekroWC7EQyyPedw2MJyTNXFrIY2BFEM30UQJo_0jWwA0-uNatr_Je14HJj3_kO-fWby8_L8oKffYUwaQaRwpyAYNlknHEiJ65IAk2nDxOH09jyovsFADhFhpyCbsFN4yQnxxcQwQ3WqCpm1u9uDJNNFamv6dFEdIPmbUZPM414RG3yStv0eZg/s320/6E9A8289-0F1D-4791-AA11-35529A73E262.jpeg" width="271" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-75612919576855507222021-12-19T13:05:00.002-08:002021-12-19T13:10:33.902-08:00Mystery Reprint of the Year<p> Blogger Kate organizes a poll each year, and <a href="https://crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/reprint-of-the-year-award-2021-lets-vote/">here is the poll for 2021.</a> I think Carr's Till Death Do Us Part is the worthy and certain winner. I also voted for Sleep With Slander, which I read this summer.</p><p>PS, an older post of some reprinted heist and noir-boiled books <a href="https://kenblogic.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-few-heist-novels.html">https://kenblogic.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-few-heist-novels.html</a> </p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-91736700621366824372021-11-29T18:09:00.001-08:002021-11-29T18:09:05.898-08:00A museum, erased<p> The Tenement Museum in NY, <a href="https://spectatorworld.com/topic/wokeness-claims-museum/">erased by Wokeness.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-87387535678766343752021-11-05T21:10:00.002-07:002021-11-05T21:10:48.550-07:00Music by Marc Mellits<p> A pleasant 12 minute piece for <a href="https://youtu.be/MtNNxaoy3vY">percussion.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-87429858294442161262021-10-30T13:32:00.001-07:002021-10-30T13:32:25.146-07:00The WSWS reports on a 1619 debate<p> The WSWS has been very good on this. A defender of the 1619 project abandons his central claim. <a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/10/28/5438-o28.html?fbclid=IwAR1YNU4LjOZAwzRQ65I2ZZoE5xPfq6bwFtSQERDTxVcpkxoWmmtn0W0pcOo">Here.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-51699892211563284742021-10-26T21:58:00.000-07:002021-10-26T21:58:00.994-07:00Weinberg Cello Concerto<p> A superb <a href="https://youtu.be/dPu-p7IbYTg">cello concerto.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-33579625380210998292021-10-14T22:17:00.001-07:002021-10-14T22:17:57.363-07:00Bari Weiss: J'accuse!<p> This is a stunning essay from Bari Weiss. <a href="https://www.commentary.org/articles/bari-weiss/resist-woke-revolution/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap">Brilliant.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-17689835414397018342021-09-26T14:22:00.000-07:002021-09-26T14:22:00.547-07:00A good noir list<p> Maybe not the best but all are <a href="https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/best-old-school-noir-novels-20160217/">excellent.</a> </p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-21513131347222677622021-09-14T07:55:00.002-07:002021-09-14T07:55:42.017-07:00Masking the servants<p> Greenwald on the new rules for <a href="https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-masking-of-the-servant-class">who must mask. </a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-8841583364642518222021-09-13T12:50:00.002-07:002021-09-13T12:50:28.505-07:0026/27 seems like a lot<p> The Lancet caught <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16110791/lancet-scientists-links-wuhan-research-report-says/amp/?__twitter_impression=true">shilling. </a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-87111872200628970482021-09-05T19:17:00.005-07:002021-09-05T19:17:54.534-07:00Piano Comparison<p> A 15 minute video comparing a Bösendorfer, a Steinway, and a Yamaha. <a href="https://youtu.be/T2GYYV8JSqM">Here.</a></p><p>I have always preferred the Bösendorfer, especially for contrapuntal music, as it is clearer to my ear. </p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-70979972543750852772021-08-19T21:00:00.002-07:002021-08-19T21:00:44.307-07:00Calling games at halftime <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioU7KSlFS1SSH4kyJEG3hEDNB_vDhk92s0llL_pg9iiVqqs8LlyTIVvAP2X3AX9sFkRKS3ihMHoEkZMtZPBf7yLvd9FE6GKRdABAxW70x2x4CJ8qFL_IkqzDFknb5sdfJo6SCxyb_SO5M/s2048/F2ACEE97-9314-435F-90E8-19C248844F78.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioU7KSlFS1SSH4kyJEG3hEDNB_vDhk92s0llL_pg9iiVqqs8LlyTIVvAP2X3AX9sFkRKS3ihMHoEkZMtZPBf7yLvd9FE6GKRdABAxW70x2x4CJ8qFL_IkqzDFknb5sdfJo6SCxyb_SO5M/s320/F2ACEE97-9314-435F-90E8-19C248844F78.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-59932122444761669912021-08-19T08:29:00.002-07:002021-08-19T08:29:25.557-07:00Banned for quoting Isaac Asimov<p> <a href="https://securitycigarsfud.com/2021/08/18/response-to-facebook-ban/">Here. </a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-17926769608593792382021-08-18T14:42:00.003-07:002021-08-18T14:42:40.660-07:00No longer a serious people<p> An excellent <a href="https://www.thepullrequest.com/p/we-are-no-longer-a-serious-people">essay</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-66569848899312572722021-07-02T15:17:00.001-07:002021-07-02T15:17:22.044-07:00Miracle Cure<p> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/donmoyn/status/1411045894716276743">Better than Lourdes!</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-5760037314240588642021-06-29T07:58:00.001-07:002021-06-29T07:58:36.481-07:00Bill Maher on YouTube Censorship <p> A brief <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1409741170117382144">clip.</a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-31896086111997649672021-06-12T21:53:00.002-07:002021-06-12T22:08:57.331-07:00More Koehne<p> <a href="https://youtu.be/O81PxsDT4jU">Forty Reasons to be Cheerful </a></p><p>Plus, a composer new to me, Georg Pelēcis <a href="https://youtu.be/Q8fu1YQaOMY">Concertino Bianco </a></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-24130762285091545752021-06-09T18:13:00.000-07:002021-06-09T18:13:16.133-07:00Their mother<p> My aunt (and her husband) adopted a young boy when he was orphaned. A few years later she adopted seven more children from one family when they were orphaned.</p><p>She was their <i>mother.</i></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1152850240780608951.post-31289457893512553822021-06-09T16:49:00.003-07:002021-06-09T16:49:55.861-07:00Elegant<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHljUjEoqJ52pWyc2yLCT-MUlkVAPdSHzGHleS2icAoLjiagNJHHbiNrk8gvzwZPEptUIQlOwcx6KAwtCnsKgMk848t7Vx_fTiR12Li6Hc3X6XJn0Ki0cRiapXC6wxRjTifN_D_h2_BrY/s828/EF3D5AB4-DC9A-415D-A436-27EF31B93F9B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="828" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHljUjEoqJ52pWyc2yLCT-MUlkVAPdSHzGHleS2icAoLjiagNJHHbiNrk8gvzwZPEptUIQlOwcx6KAwtCnsKgMk848t7Vx_fTiR12Li6Hc3X6XJn0Ki0cRiapXC6wxRjTifN_D_h2_BrY/s320/EF3D5AB4-DC9A-415D-A436-27EF31B93F9B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ken Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.com0