Dr. Kate
@radkat.fitzpat.com
Misc misc misc. SWE↔️SRE. Mom of three. Married to @bradfitz.com. Between chaotic good and chaotic neutral.
Finished "Lives like loaded guns" - after visiting Emily Dickinson's museum in Amherst felt only appropriate - what a deep running drama. Kudos to Lyndall Gordon for such a delicate detective work. I know it's speculations but I bought it.
August 29, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Finished "Lives like loaded guns" - after visiting Emily Dickinson's museum in Amherst felt only appropriate - what a deep running drama. Kudos to Lyndall Gordon for such a delicate detective work. I know it's speculations but I bought it.
With love from Seattle.
August 26, 2026 at 1:33 AM
With love from Seattle.
Reporting from Spain with 3yo: A Coruña's playgrounds are the best, Bilbao's ok, Vigo's and Gijon's nonexistent. Follow me for more travel tips.
August 14, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Reporting from Spain with 3yo: A Coruña's playgrounds are the best, Bilbao's ok, Vigo's and Gijon's nonexistent. Follow me for more travel tips.
It's the beginning of the end for Chat got: they started tweaking UI instead of doing things ("think harder"). Next comes the Gmail style spacing (classic, compact, whatever), color schemes, and a line of pre-approved icons to use for everything.
August 14, 2026 at 5:40 AM
It's the beginning of the end for Chat got: they started tweaking UI instead of doing things ("think harder"). Next comes the Gmail style spacing (classic, compact, whatever), color schemes, and a line of pre-approved icons to use for everything.
Did everyone else already finish Claire Stapleton’s book, too?
August 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Did everyone else already finish Claire Stapleton’s book, too?
Oof. Rachel Cusk is not for the faint of heart.
July 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Oof. Rachel Cusk is not for the faint of heart.
It's interesting how anticlimactic good things can be.
July 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's interesting how anticlimactic good things can be.
Me, to a 20yo: did you read about that new movie, Odyssey?
20yo: no
Me: it's based on the Greek classic literature and they used those amazing cameras and..
20yo: ah, the movie with Zendaya?
Me: who?
20yo: no
Me: it's based on the Greek classic literature and they used those amazing cameras and..
20yo: ah, the movie with Zendaya?
Me: who?
July 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Me, to a 20yo: did you read about that new movie, Odyssey?
20yo: no
Me: it's based on the Greek classic literature and they used those amazing cameras and..
20yo: ah, the movie with Zendaya?
Me: who?
20yo: no
Me: it's based on the Greek classic literature and they used those amazing cameras and..
20yo: ah, the movie with Zendaya?
Me: who?
I did *not* expect rock tumbling to enter top 10 regretted decisions of my life.
July 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I did *not* expect rock tumbling to enter top 10 regretted decisions of my life.
If someone is capable of understanding that they're wrong -- they're also capable of arriving at that conclusion themselves. So telling them directly would rob them of the experience they would gain in the process of the discovery.
July 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
If someone is capable of understanding that they're wrong -- they're also capable of arriving at that conclusion themselves. So telling them directly would rob them of the experience they would gain in the process of the discovery.
In today's rubric "Kate's talking to newspapers"
How about "there are no other options available for two income families without any relatives living close by"?
How about "there are no other options available for two income families without any relatives living close by"?
July 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In today's rubric "Kate's talking to newspapers"
How about "there are no other options available for two income families without any relatives living close by"?
How about "there are no other options available for two income families without any relatives living close by"?
We're at that awkward phase of life when the only thing worse than 3yo resisting a nap - is 3yo finally giving in for a nap that's too long and too late. 🫠
July 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We're at that awkward phase of life when the only thing worse than 3yo resisting a nap - is 3yo finally giving in for a nap that's too long and too late. 🫠
Prompted by a barista's question - there should be an app called "What is a good name for you?" - upload a photo and get a suggestion. "You look like Clara today."
July 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Prompted by a barista's question - there should be an app called "What is a good name for you?" - upload a photo and get a suggestion. "You look like Clara today."
Ppl who bruise easily, brood easily.
July 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Ppl who bruise easily, brood easily.
As the late psychotherapist John Weakland famously said, “Before successful therapy, it’s the same damn thing over and over. After successful therapy, it’s one damn thing after another.”
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a _really_ good book.
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a _really_ good book.
July 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
As the late psychotherapist John Weakland famously said, “Before successful therapy, it’s the same damn thing over and over. After successful therapy, it’s one damn thing after another.”
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a _really_ good book.
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a _really_ good book.
I would go to yoga more often if teachers were doing less Teaching.
Maybe I should switch to pilates. No one probably talks about "energy of the summer" there.
Maybe I should switch to pilates. No one probably talks about "energy of the summer" there.
June 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I would go to yoga more often if teachers were doing less Teaching.
Maybe I should switch to pilates. No one probably talks about "energy of the summer" there.
Maybe I should switch to pilates. No one probably talks about "energy of the summer" there.
I am "lumbar support pillow" years old.
June 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I am "lumbar support pillow" years old.
I read The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) by William H. McRaven and I’m kinda confused he chose the name “Can You Stand Before the Long Green Table?” for one of the principles because it’s a story about Billy Mitchell..
June 25, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I read The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) by William H. McRaven and I’m kinda confused he chose the name “Can You Stand Before the Long Green Table?” for one of the principles because it’s a story about Billy Mitchell..
Taking a nap with 3yo who resists the nap:
✅ All stuffies placed in the wastebasket
✅ Toys lost
✅ Furniture moved
✅ Dad napped
❌ 3yo napped
✅ All stuffies placed in the wastebasket
✅ Toys lost
✅ Furniture moved
✅ Dad napped
❌ 3yo napped
June 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Taking a nap with 3yo who resists the nap:
✅ All stuffies placed in the wastebasket
✅ Toys lost
✅ Furniture moved
✅ Dad napped
❌ 3yo napped
✅ All stuffies placed in the wastebasket
✅ Toys lost
✅ Furniture moved
✅ Dad napped
❌ 3yo napped
Let's see.. x1.75 multiplayer for having three kids in six years, x2 for pandemic years, x1.5 for the political state of the world since.., well, always.
Happy 30th anniversary, love!
Happy 30th anniversary, love!
10 year anniversary with @radkat.fitzpat.com! 😘
May 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Let's see.. x1.75 multiplayer for having three kids in six years, x2 for pandemic years, x1.5 for the political state of the world since.., well, always.
Happy 30th anniversary, love!
Happy 30th anniversary, love!
I would pay extra to disable all the gamification in Duolingo. I'd call it "Duolingo Min."
May 27, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I would pay extra to disable all the gamification in Duolingo. I'd call it "Duolingo Min."
