Kate in Virginia
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Writer, Storyteller, Opinionator, Historian.
Fed here. I cried at my desk when I got to the part about CDC's return to the office after the shooting. Really just a devastating piece of writing.
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Fed here. I cried at my desk when I got to the part about CDC's return to the office after the shooting. Really just a devastating piece of writing.
I’m here for the cater waiter lurking ominously behind him.
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’m here for the cater waiter lurking ominously behind him.
Michael Shannon, this is your moment.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Michael Shannon, this is your moment.
It really bothered me, too, and I'm so accustomed to his bullshit that I usually just roll my eyes. Haven't quite been able to put my finger on why.
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It really bothered me, too, and I'm so accustomed to his bullshit that I usually just roll my eyes. Haven't quite been able to put my finger on why.
Apparently someone 'round these parts drives a gold cybertruck. Truly, peak automotive obnoxiousness has now been achieved, and everyone out there who still has flames painted on their hood or "My pug can beat up your honor student" bumper stickers can just pack up and go home now.
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Apparently someone 'round these parts drives a gold cybertruck. Truly, peak automotive obnoxiousness has now been achieved, and everyone out there who still has flames painted on their hood or "My pug can beat up your honor student" bumper stickers can just pack up and go home now.
I just came across more pictures. I take it back. That bathroom is almost hilariously tacky.
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I just came across more pictures. I take it back. That bathroom is almost hilariously tacky.
Okay, I have to admit that I laughed at the "very appropriate" bit. I guess if this Presidential gig doesn't pan out, DT can apply his prodigious talent and energy to the field of interior design...and I actually think that this may be one of his lesser crimes against taste.
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Okay, I have to admit that I laughed at the "very appropriate" bit. I guess if this Presidential gig doesn't pan out, DT can apply his prodigious talent and energy to the field of interior design...and I actually think that this may be one of his lesser crimes against taste.
"I'm trying a new recipe tonight. See you soon!"
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"I'm trying a new recipe tonight. See you soon!"
New Tingler incoming in 5...4...3...
October 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
New Tingler incoming in 5...4...3...
If you’ve read this far, may your coffee always be hot and your pillow always be cool! Anyway, am I overlooking any obvious information sources?
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you’ve read this far, may your coffee always be hot and your pillow always be cool! Anyway, am I overlooking any obvious information sources?
I’m thinking real estate records, although those wouldn’t necessarily include Dad’s name — but they would establish when the family bought the house, which, in combination with 1960 Census data, might be enough for my purposes, since Dad was a child then.
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I’m thinking real estate records, although those wouldn’t necessarily include Dad’s name — but they would establish when the family bought the house, which, in combination with 1960 Census data, might be enough for my purposes, since Dad was a child then.
The 1960 census info isn’t widely available yet. I could apply for access but they are, of course, closed for the duration.🙄
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The 1960 census info isn’t widely available yet. I could apply for access but they are, of course, closed for the duration.🙄
I have an address where I think he lived starting sometime in the 1950s, but as of the 1950 census the family hadn’t moved there yet. I looked up the address on newspapers.com but any mention of the address wasn’t connected to a name (it was mostly real estate listings from the 1970s).
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October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have an address where I think he lived starting sometime in the 1950s, but as of the 1950 census the family hadn’t moved there yet. I looked up the address on newspapers.com but any mention of the address wasn’t connected to a name (it was mostly real estate listings from the 1970s).
Placing him in St. Louis is easy — grab a couple of his HS yearbooks and call it a day. Unfortunately, his HS, a private school, closed some years back and is not in the magic ZIP. The grade school I’m pretty sure he attended likewise no longer exists. 2/
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Placing him in St. Louis is easy — grab a couple of his HS yearbooks and call it a day. Unfortunately, his HS, a private school, closed some years back and is not in the magic ZIP. The grade school I’m pretty sure he attended likewise no longer exists. 2/
"Disingenuous, squalid, and dishonorable." That's poetry.
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Disingenuous, squalid, and dishonorable." That's poetry.
“Je suis Charlie?” Oh, come ON
September 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Je suis Charlie?” Oh, come ON
“I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life, either.” Perfect and elegant summary.
September 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“I won’t celebrate his death, but I’m not obligated to celebrate his life, either.” Perfect and elegant summary.
What a beauty. I'm so sorry.
August 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
What a beauty. I'm so sorry.
Stay strong. The tourists will go home soon
August 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Stay strong. The tourists will go home soon