In the morning, I look like a slug lolling about in my pajamas. She looks like an eager beaver off to do important work in the world
I Bought A Car
When I got back, I said, “Now I want to try the first one again.” “Sure!” He switched plates, and off I went. When I got back, he asked, “What did you think?” I said, “I think I want to go drive a Toyota RAV 4 now.”
30 Things I’ve Been Thinking About This Month
I’ve been thinking about my sourdough starter. I’ve been thinking of it like a newborn baby that I’m trying to get on a good feeding schedule.
Future-Proofing My Life
At the very least, the future’s going to age me. But other existential threats could harsh my mellow in the future as well: disease, climate change, AI, and the volatile political landscape, all of them threaten the happiness of Future Kath.
Coming Home (Slowly)
After a week in Portland, I came home to find that my body had landed, but my mind was still somewhere over Denver. This is about the quiet art of returning — and how grounding helps us gather ourselves back together.
Portland: The War Zone
This is so far from a war zone it’s laughable. There is nice weather, chill people, and yeah, granted, there is disturbing homelessness as there is in every major city, but don’t believe the BS the president is spewing. Enough of his demented bullshit. But you know what there is in Portland? People who walk … Continue reading Portland: The War Zone
The Mindful Dishwasher
The other morning, I opened the dishwasher expecting gleaming, sparkling plates that would restore order to my kitchen. Instead, I found… yesterday’s dirty dishes, sitting exactly as I had loaded them. I had gone through all the trouble of scraping, rinsing, stacking, arranging—but had somehow forgotten to press the one button that makes the whole … Continue reading The Mindful Dishwasher
Inspired By In September 2025
Thinking about: Bread. I’m amassing all the gadgets and gizmos required for making sourdough: proofing baskets, bench scraper, bread lame, thermapen, Weck jars. I’m going to wait until I get back from Emily’s, though, before I start. I tend to over-complicate things. She’ll help me simplify. She’ll teach me the Zen of Sourdough. . Hiking … Continue reading Inspired By In September 2025
Ezra Klein and Cal Newport Provide Ways to Navigate These Hard Times.
But what Klein is saying is that there’s no escape. I can move, sure. I can even go so far as to get dual citizenship and move to Portugal, if things get too bad, but as long as I live on planet Earth, there will always be people I’ll vehemently disagree with, and I’ll have to live with them wherever I go, like it or not.
I Don’t Want To Write About Charlie Kirk
His hubris was that he didn’t think it would happen to him. He wasn’t supposed to be the target. He was supposed to be the gun. Guys like him: white, young, politically up-and-coming with security details, even, aren’t supposed to get hit. We reserve that for a classroom of third graders.
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