Wherein I confess that I melted down in the face of...a few common stressors. Sharing personal stuff doesn't come easily to me--I inherited a pretty stiff upper lip--but it feels important to talk honestly about how tenuous things feel for so many right now. kategace.substack.com/p/another-li...

Winter in #Seattle can be rough. We’ve been taught that the way through = 1) #hygge and 2) getting outside no matter what. I believe in this. I’ve bedecked my Happy Light with my kids’ art—and that helps too. (That apostrophe is in the right place. Two kids—one draws, one does ceramics.)

@belleburden.bsky.social you won't remember me from college--two shy girls were *never* going to find themselves chatting at a party. But I wanted to say this: your book STRANGERS is brave and beautifully written. 1/2

This week--with Fed Chair #Powell under attack--is a good time to revisit this piece from @theatlantic.com. Gift link.🎁 tinyurl.com/3jr264ne

I had forgotten--or maybe never knew?--that George Saunders was a technical writer. This interview is a good listen for anyone who writes. #writing #writers Gift link 🎁 : www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/m...

#Seattle put on long underwear. I thought I was depressed but it turns out I was cold. Your mileage may vary of course but at this moment, when we need everyone locked in, I thought I’d share a small thing that’s helping.

I need to work on my dog's vocabulary: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/s... #dogs

#Dogs of BlueSky, here's a feel-good story about you and your kind: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

Is there a heist film where the guy charged with bringing the balaclavas brings baklava by mistake? If not, why not? #movies

"...it has to be judicious...because that's what we're all about..." This illegal regime change has been brought to you by, apparently, the Hokey Pokey. #Venezuela #TrumpPressConference

BlueSky, how do we feel about the amaryllis? I get Day of the Triffid vibes from them but I recognize that’s unfair. #bloomscrolling

Packing up all things Christmas, the Wonder bread bag that has housed this Santa between tours since the 70s is a personal favorite.

The oversized pants my son favors made the beltless walk through airport security suuuper suspenseful.

For me, one of the most tender moments in #Pluribus: the excitement of the collective at the thought that Carol is #writing again. The prospect of #reading something entirely human and new.

@virginiaheffernan.bsky.social have you read this essay? I'd be interested in your take on it. ❤️ harpers.org/archive/2025...

My idea of a perfect walk: three Green Sea Turtles + three kei trucks. Forgot to take a truck pic but one was a Suburu Sambar Classic with a front grille and super-cute round headlights. ❤️ #Maui #keitruck #keitrucks #keitrucksNA

Until next year, when I hope we can tackle this together. 🫡 kategace.substack.com/p/alexa-set-...

This would be weird except having coffee in lobster PJs and bear slippers is pretty much a daily thing around here.

This is why so many of us voted for @repemilyrandall.bsky.social .

Having known a teacher or two (people who actually *had* the degrees they claimed to have), I've always wondered about this. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...

“Trump is speaking so fast he seems panicked,” supporter Trisha Hope posted online. “I’ve never seen him like this, and I have attended 42 of his rallies.” wapo.st/48HGOki

I wish I had written this on Sunday. kategace.substack.com/p/this-post-...

H/t @mossandfog.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KkK...

This gift made me feel so seen.

#Seattle 💕

One thing I miss from my office days is the ability to exorcise a failure by having a quick laugh about it. So here--in one short paragraph--is the digital equivalent. #mediation #disputeresolution #adr kategace.substack.com/p/that-went-...

Because I associate @drfeifei.bsky.social with AI safety--I think of her as a strong proponent of regulation/guardrails--I was surprised to see her on this particular beam. Has her new startup put her on a different track...or is the World Labs team somehow balancing building and ethics?

All folded. #dogs #dogsofbluesky

Wild walk today. #pnw #seattle

In today's installment of life with spacey teenagers: I just heard a great clattering in the mudroom. Lunch left in a thermos for too long had fermented to the point where the gases blew the lid off.

What I think doesn't matter--except perhaps as a glimpse into what many campaign volunteers most crave. Tl;dr: substance. kategace.substack.com/p/who-do-i-l...

My son Peter is driving his friend Piper to school today which, dear neighbors, is why I yelled from the porch, "Have a great day! Pick a peck of pickled peppers!"

I’ve always loved #pens and #paper but these days I cling to them. @junethomas.bsky.social if you do not already have one of these Blomus notepaper roll holders, do look into it. It is pure joy on tap, right at your elbow.

Just sitting here in #Seattle refreshing results for a special election in #Tennessee, as you do. My screen just switched to a single-digit margin.

Finally reading this, which means you're sleeping on the job, algorithm. If there were ever a novel that should have found me on day one, it's this: #space #women #astronomy #nerds #crisismanagement #books

@romanmars.bsky.social on the strength of this alone, I'm going to consider you to be "in talks" AS WELL. #wwrmd

For those seeking comfort or at least wisdom from #presidential #history, the @netflix.com series about Garfield and his assassin is excellent; it spotlights the role of special interests/personal rivalries/ego/delusion in #politics. Also Matthew Macfadyen = A+ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jop...

Follow-up reading for @99pi.org Power Broker book club: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This story has everything: www.bbc.com/news/article...

I can't be the only person who ponders the marriage of #MatthewRhys and #KeriRussell an *unseemly* amount.

The one swap I'm making this season is a word change: kategace.substack.com/p/the-one-sw...

Good #TV if you need some comic relief to go with your mental grappling about #AI (and, I would argue, #democracy): www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6lz...

Of course I check on them every night now. Den 2. nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...

This afternoon in Fort Ward on Bainbridge island. I wonder if these old barracks will ever be repurposed. I hope so. #seattle #pugetsound

The whole thing is fascinating but at 14:30 watch lifelong New Yorker DJF: 1. Learning what it costs for one swipe on a MetroCard; 2. Enjoying the mouthfeel of these strange new words "affordability" and "groceries." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzw...

Thank you for #cheetahcam @davidplotz.bsky.social! It is in fact all that and a bag of chips. nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...

Ollie has started his weekend.

Big and bigger. #seattle

Is @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social *this* close to deposing Woolf as my favorite Writer Named Virginia? Yes she is. ::resumes spontaneous head swivels because I KNOW: it *is* a crazy-high bar::

Wherein I confess why I kept taking to the woods in 2024. kategace.substack.com/p/why-i-an-a...