Kate Violette

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Multipurpose nerd. Engineering manager currently waylaid by a complex illness. On a mission to watch every Katharine Hepburn movie. 🏳️‍🌈 they (🇬🇧), elle (🇫🇷) Currently in Portland OR. Always a Mainer. ✍️ www.kateviolette.com 📊 @healthlog.kateviolette.com

actual photo of Kate slouched on the couch with their lunch salad sitting on their chest, gazing off sadly into the distance
An orange slice that, rather than being pushed on to the rim like normal, is only touching the inside of the glass. So I guess we're supposed to believe that the orange slice has the fruit equivalent of those sticky toes frogs have that let them climb walls, because it is somehow magically sticking to the inside of the glass. It is painfully bizarre once you spot it.
Same "Read 4 Life" tracker as in the quoted post, but now colored in almost halfway. Kate is using colored pencils in rainbow order because why not
web search for: the atlantic elder care crisis The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com >family> 2026> o... Americans Are in Denial About Elder Care - The Atlantic 6 days ago • Essentially, modern elder care presents an enormous social and logistical quandary: Family members, who generally feel the greatest desire or... The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com ›family› archive›... Elder Care Is Becoming an American Crisis - The Atlantic As the 2020 presidential election approaches, will more politicians start to pay attention to elder care? • ••
Alors que le coup de chaud s'étire en longueur, les soignants craignent, ces prochains jours, un rebond important des passages notamment pour les plus de 75 ans et les malades chroniques. Comme alerte le professeur Louis Soulat, chef des urgences du CHU de Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) et membre du conseil d'administration du SUdF : « Au début, l'organisme encaisse, mais, probablement dès mardi ou mercredi, il y aura plus de décompensations psychiatriques, de problèmes de diabète, d'insuffisance cardiaque, rénale. » Dès ce lundi, SUdF a annoncé qu'il allait comptabiliser chaque matin les patients restés sur des brancards la nuit en attente d'un lit d'hospitalisation.
« Nous avons aussi reçu plus d'urgences pédiatriques et adultes, notamment des jeunes qui se sont noyés... pointe Stéphane Ferary, secrétaire de la CGT du CHU. Nous avons déposé un droit d'alerte canicule pour les soignants comme pour les patients car tous les services ne sont pas climatisés et nous ne disposons pas de ventilateurs en nombre suffisant. »
The front of a Read 4 Life" card from Multnomah County library, for adult readers. There is a sunflower with blank petals you fill in for each day you read.
Do you support the City of Portland contributing up to $120 million? # of respondents (thus far) - response 4,696 - Strongly oppose 808 - Somewhat oppose 283 - Neither support nor oppose 726 - Somewhat support 3,231 - Strongly support
City of Portland What information do you need to better understand and decide on the Moda Center renovation? I don't need more info! I'm pissed we're even considering it! Kotek trying to kill Preschool for All but strong-arming us into this says all I need to know about who this project actually benefits! You may submit multiple responses Submit
A letterboard sign that reads: Watch out for the post when backing up Post: 124 Trucks: 0
Toward the end of this year’s Google I/O keynote, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis declared, with a completely deadpan face, that the company hopes to “reimagine the drug discovery process with the goal of one day solving all disease.”
Should Portland spend climate funds on police, parks, and other services? 32% Strongly support 32% Somewhat support 9% Somewhat oppose 20% Strongly oppose remaining don't know 300 Portland voters surveyed. Margin of error is +/- 5.7 percentage points.
Therefore, WHO should change its default response. For pathogens with documented person-to-person spread and severe outcomes, the initial assumption should be airborne risk unless and until evidence supports easing back. The burden of proof should not be on those arguing for caution. It should be on those arguing to relax it.
the back of a car in Forza Horizon 5, the license plate says VROOMIE
A screen in Forza Horizons forcing the user to sign-in to a Microsoft account to play. Relevant info: this player is trying to play on a Playstation.
A list of birds Kate's phone picked up today: Red-breasted Nuthatch Spotted Towhee Black-capped Chickadee Song Sparrow
Hypervisible @ hypervisible.blacksky.app "If you're in the US, you'll be able to sync your medical records with the app to be able to view lab results and medications within its interface. Google said it will store your data within the app itself, and you'll be able to control how it's used and shared." (preview image for news article, cell phones showing examples of the new app) Google is turning the Fitbit app into a unified portal for your health and fitness data - Engadget The new Health app is rolling out on May 19. www.engadget.com 7:06 AM • May 7, 2026 Everybody can reply
Four one-quart glass bottles of organic 190 proof alcohol, made from (left to right): lychee, pear, coconut, and grape
A brioche knit hat, with reversible brim. In this photo, the variegated yarn is more prominent (the knit stitches), running from light blue to light yellow to golden yellow
A broken wooden knitting needle sitting on a pillow, with a small ball of yarn nearby
However, it is unclear how quickly the city may act. Wilson's plan to access funds from the city's voter-approved clean energy fund has drawn criticism, including from some members of City Council.
A screencap from the Reverso app showing the image as described as a result for the French word "faisceau". There is also a normal (but still clearly weirdly AI generated) bundle of wood in the other sample image.
A screencap from the Libération app, a French newspaper. Original text below, translation is an Israeli minister said they're going to "bring Iran back to the Stone Age" LIVE • en cours Moyen-Orient EN DIRECT - Guerre au Moyen-Orient: Israel attend le feu vert de Trump pour «ramener l'Iran à l'age de pierre», assure un ministre de Netanyahou Moyen-Orient il y a 4min
View of the living area in the tiny house on a sunny afternoon. There's a couch and coffee table, a bookshelf on the right, French front doors on the left, and a storage loft above. The ceilings and trim are all richly stained wood--decidedly cabin vibes.
la couverture de la revue l'éléphant, qui met en avant un dessin très fleuri de George Sand, avec la citation: L'ésprit cherche et c'est le coeur qui trouve
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, any discovered attached ticks should be immediately removed, while unattached ticks on clothing can be killed through tumble-drying your clothes for at least 10 minutes (if the clothes are wet and need to be washed first, use hot water, not cold or medium). Showering within two hours of these trips can also lower your risk of tickborne illness by allowing you to more easily examine your body and potentially wash off any ticks that haven’t attached to you.
The takeaway from this research is plenty obvious: make sure to double-check that you, your clothes, and other items are tick-free whenever you come home from tick-prevalent places like wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. And since it can take hours or even a day before you actually contract Lyme disease or other germs from a tick bite, time is an important aspect of disease prevention.
screenshot of a webpage selling a bisexual flag mirrorball sticker, thank goodness. the colors are not harshly in flag form but rather kinda spread throughout the mirrorball in a subtle way.
an email ad telling Kate to upgrade their WordPress subscription to get AI features
Aujourd’hui, alors que les moteurs de la fusée Falcon 9 s’apprêtent à rugir, elle porte sur son épaule le patch de sa mission, « Epsilon ». Un nom qu’elle a choisi pour symboliser la puissance des petites contributions qui, une fois réunies, forment un tout immense. Comme ces trente années d’efforts, de doutes et de joies qui l’ont menée jusqu’à ce couloir étroit dans le ciel. Depuis des semaines, Sophie Adenot se dit « prête » et « sereine ». Personnalité « solaire », selon les mots de Claudie Haigneré, elle brillera bientôt à 400 km d’altitude. Pour la Terre, une lumière bienvenue.
The cover of "Healing Lyme" by Stephen Harrod Buhner
The cover of "Nutritional Medicine" second edition by Alan R. Gaby, M
A photo of Gov. Kotek shaking hands with guard members disembarking from an airplane, with the following text: Welcoming Home Oregon National Guard Members Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Military Department leadership welcomed home approximately 100 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers returning to the Portland International Airport (PDX). Soldiers were arriving back home from Fort Bliss, Texas, concluding their mission as part of Task Force Rose Shield. "On behalf of all Oregonians, we thank you, we're with you, and we're glad you're back," Governor Kotek said after boarding the plane and addressing the soldiers over the intercom shortly after it landed at Portland International Airport. "Oregon will always have your back, no matter the situation. I appreciate your commitment, courage and professionalism. Thank you, and welcome home."
Natural Healing of Babesia, pg 95 by only using cryptolepis. Still, there are many others who need an expanded protocol. Nevertheless, it you have an intransigent form and you really insist on a reduced protocol you should at minimum take numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. And a comment on Chinese skullcap root (Scutellaria baicalensis): This herb appears to act as a fairly strong immune modulator. It seems to have powerful immune adaptogenic actions. If the immune response is too high-irrespective of the direction (Thi or Th2) —the herb alters the immune response appropriately. It may turn out to be a primary herb for this infection. ADD TO THE BASIC PROTOCOL, BASED ON SYMPTOMS If you have cvstemic babesiosis
pg. 346 from Natural Healing of Bartonella: With extreme fear: 1. Chinese skullcap tincture, ¼ teaspoon 3x daily, and/or... 2. Vervain cincture, 30 drops up to 6x daily. With sleep disturbance: 1. Melatonin liquid, taken according to the manufacturer's direc tions, 1 hour before bed, and/or ... 2. Ashwagandha tincture, ½ teaspoon 1 hour before bed, or ashwa-gandha powder or capsules, 1 gram 1 hour before bed, and/or... 3. Chinese skullcap tincture, ¼ teaspoon 3x daily, and/or.. 4. Motherwort tincture, ¼ ounce (yes, chat is right) in liquid juss before bed (if the melatonin does not help). With severe fatigue, use the following for 6 months: 1. Eleutherococcus tincture (Herb Pharm formulation; see page 258), ¼ teaspoon every morning, plus... 2. Rhodiola cincture, ¼ teaspoon 3x daily, plus ... 3. Schisandra cincture, ¼ teaspoon 3x daily, plus ... 4. Motherwort tincture, ¼ teaspoon 3x daily, and... 5. Fermented wheat germ extract, if you can afford it. With unproductive cough: 1. Bidens cincture, ¼ teaspoon 3-6x daily. With severe anemia or red blood cell lysis: 1. Sida acuta cincture, Increase dosage to % teaspoon 3-6r dar until condition resolves, plus ... 2. N-acetylcysteine, 4,000 mg 2x daily until condias
Two books by Stephen Harrod Buhner, a well-regarded herbalist who wrote notable books on Lyme and coinfections: "Healing Lyme Disease Co-infections: Complimentary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma", and "Natural Treatments for Lyme Co-infections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia"
Apple Music screenshot of Oscar Peterson Trio's "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)", album Exclusively for my Friends
A car with three bumper stickers in the window, all in the style of political campaign stickers in red, white, and blue. From bottom to top: "BUTT STUFF 2016 - Time To Try Something New" "BUTT STUFF 2020 - This Shit Is Real" "BUTT STUFF 2024 - It Shouldn't Be This Hard"
A bumper sticker on a dark gray car that reads "KEEP HONKING! I ALSO am a GOOSE who is PRETENDING to be HUMAN. fear not COMRADE our DAY will COME." There is an outline of a honking goose on the sticker as well.
A Lord of the Rings trilogy plus The Hobbit box set of books.
(cw: food) - A bag of "Better than Popcorn!" popped sorghum by Nature Nate's, made with avocado oil and sea salt. There are 20 grams of protein per bag evidently.
cover of Buhner's "Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma"
cw: food - A big bag of individually sized Honey Mama's bars, instead of the usual single big boys they sell
That is something I’ve been pondering myself. I tried approaching several projects this way, trying to take care of things that bother me. The reaction is similar across the board. Folks want a nuanced and thorough discussion, as well as buy-in, before an implementation is submitted. This is incompatible with what I found to be the most efficient way of using AI, though. It doesn’t need that much input.
cw: food - A cooked apple cake in an enameled cast iron dish
cw: food - Looking down at the top of an apple breakfast cake with a sliced apple pinwheel on top. Kate is now realizing they should have taken the photo after they put the honey glaze on, that would have been even more photogenic!
(cw: food) A plate with two buckwheat blueberry muffins on it, with a forkful of almond butter, plus a bowl of pomegranate seeds
(cw: food) A kitchen counter totally splattered with pomegranate juice. There is a now speckled roll of paper towels, pithy remnants of a pomegranate plus a chef's knife on a paper towel, a gloved hand sticky with pomegranate juice, and in the center--a bowl full of tasty pomegranate seeds.
a heavily Instagram-toasted photo of Kate in a very bubbly bubble bath, holding a wine glass of different bubbles up towards the camera. Kate is wearing sunglasses to increase the cool factor of the overall scene.
A glass storage dish full of pomegranate seeds, next to a bowl of oatmeal loaded with pomegranate seeds, both sitting on a kitchen counter
Patrick Cosmos: working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now Patrick Cosmos: "I'm strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm" of course you do. You're twelve. "I don't want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal" hell yeah homie you're twelve. "Maybe if there's crime we should just send the army" bless your heart my twelve year old buddy
A line of maples, ranging from a burnishes golden yellow to the start of a bright red
buckwheat pancakes on a plate, with toppings in jars on the side. a cup of tulsi-moringa tea brews expectantly in the background.
Don't be someone's second choice or forgotten afterthought when there is love out there waiting to cheerfully make you their world. October 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM Everybody can reply
A Souper Cubes tray with some frozen smoothie in it, labeled "blackberry-cherry-arugula (coco milk, pomegranate juice, hemp protein & seeds, stevia) 10/10"
A cover headline which says "Music: Jock Jams is 30!"
a closer look at one particular tree in Thomas's photo--it is still mostly green but some of the outer branches of leaves are turned a bold bright red