Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 16hOn a flight to Hawaii I was on, the flight attendant told a passenger she'd call the air marshall if he didn't start using the headphones. She's my hero. 030
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 22hSacramento: we had fish sticks and French toast sticks. Nothing else was elongated back in the time of the dinosaurs. 000
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 07/10/2026BE SO BRILLIANT NONE OF YOUR ENEMIES WOULD DARE LOOK AT YOU. 0258
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I heard rumors we're in October but that's clearly an error. 040
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I still have to argue with PMs and EMs about why I should spend time reducing it 000
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My dog gets so excited on special treat day! 000
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10134933783
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I haven't read this article but I've given it a like. 001
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lolwut? Michaels wants me to review them putting my order in a bag. 000
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If water doesn't do it, try letting it sit with a few drops of dish washing liquid in the water. That gets my most stubborn dried inks. 010
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We can count on CA-54 to do the right thing and support Jack Kimble. Detective Jesus would want that. 010
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026oh it's fuck gavin newsom day? cheers to all who celebrate. 3396
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm sure my company is going to be shocked next year when I tell them they can stick it when they ask me to speak again. I'll be told I'm not doing enough to empower other women. Or that I'm being petty. What I really am is tired of the BS. 030
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don't need another water bottle or more branded merch. That's not the point. But I've done more prep than some of the male speakers, and I just got told that I'm not a real speaker. 120
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My employer does a user conference every year. Several thousand attendees. The last couple of years they've added a "Women in Automation" event at the conference, and I'm the lead speaker there. The women aren't getting the minimal speaker swag the rest of the speakers get. 🤦♀️ 120
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Camping also lets you keep the infotainment system on. 122
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The LA Times is no longer a serious newspaper. They just invented a county in California. www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comThree Montecito County fires near Big Sur have burned nearly 60,000 acresIn Mendocino County, the total area burned by three fires grew to nearly 60,000 acres on Saturday. 000
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I keep hearing this argument. Ten years ago it was the kids would write awesome code because they were digital natives. As both a CS adjunct and a dev, I found that it gave them no advantage. 101
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Founders and investors didn't build anything. Their employees did. Did you talk to any of them? 010
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I stopped waiting to do all the things I was going to do during retirement and started doing them now. Go to Iceland and Egypt? ✔️ Buy a quilting machine just for me (not as a business)? ✔️ Get rid of all the possessions that aren't sparking joy? ✔️ 000
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Same. Starting in Kindergarten (age 4 for me) I walked to school by myself. A mile each way. So did most of my classmates. The independence and confidence it gave me was priceless. I can't believe anyone would even consider arresting a parent for this. 000
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The US and Canada will always be friends. #LakeOntario 015910
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Things you could do this week to honor the impact Dolly has had: *Donate to the Imagination Library or a local kids reading initiative *Read with a kid you care about *Support and protect LGBTQIA kids *Support a Black owned business *Schedule your vaccine appointments *Show up authentically as you 11439732
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton 24107123230
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is a first for me -- no options for an unmarried woman who doesn't have a doctorate. 100
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I'm going to add Weird Al to this list. Never seems to have an off day, always seems down to earth. 020
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words. 568197923680
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026They get linty so, so fast. I usually clean and oil every third bobbin. 010
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Agree that this looks like a tension issue. In addition to the rethread suggestions you got, get a small stiff brush and clean out as much lint as you can, then oil your machine. 120
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 12/08/2026"Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relationship with alcohol, and expanded support for saying 'absolutely not' without explaining yourself." buff.ly/31NgFokmcsweeneys.netRelease Notes: Woman™ Version 51.0“Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relati... 1127381
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Always choose a typeface carefully 1304530763
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Made another batch of salsa macha today, and dang that stuff is good. 000
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Today was a "let's calculate the difference in income between working and retiring" kind of day. Working won out... for now. 030
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Someone broke into my business one night and took the money from the cash register. They were caught in the locked store, with the alarm going off, and had the exact number of bills and coins that were missing. I didn't even get the cash back, and had to open 5 hours late while the cops loitered. 051
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Having hiked some of the trails that race goes on, a mule is a pretty solid choice. 130
Reposted by Kathy Applebaum Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/07/2026This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from. 10774191639
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Thank you for your leadership on this important issue. 030
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Turned out the batting thief was my husband, who put it under the desk in his office because he thought it was in my way. 🤦 110
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I've looked in every closet and even the garage. I'm now down to "I've been quilting in my sleep and used it up" 100
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I am missing a roll of 120" batting. How can I not find something that big? 110
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I know it's bogus, but I still like to fantasize about him having to testify in court that either he committed a Federal crime or that he's a whiny liar. 011
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026My first attempt at focus stacking. Technically not #macro, but I'm thinking hard about getting a macro lens. 020
Kathy Applebaum @kathyapplebaum.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I'm not sure how McSweeney's got a copy of my last annual review, but I'm happy to say that I've changed bosses and things are much better now. 1334