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Catherine Lancaster
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Seattle. Lover of animals, music, cooking, arts & culture, and statistics & economics. Trying to see as much of the world as possible while I'm still here.
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Last night, a friend & I saw Warren Dunes at #KEXP - part of their private shows for Amplifiers.

I have seen this band 2X before & they don't disappoint.

Not sure how to describe their musical subcat, except: I usually 'sway' listening to them rather than 'rock out.' 😉

Great Monday night 🎶🎵
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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My 2 cats are med-haired & littermates, yet their fur texture is very different.

Aloysius' fur is thicker & more structured, whereas Bjorn's is more feathery.

This causes Bjorn to have poop 'issues.' So, he gets a "Brazilian" every 8 weeks & got one this AM :)

Embarrassing cats on #caturday 😹
Medium-haired, black cat, sitting on a cat tree next to a window. Black cat, with his haunches raised, exposing his belly and neither regions where he has been shaved. A medium-haired tabby cat, with the most resplendent tail, laying on the bed, facing the black cat next to the window. A tabby cat's tail being lifted to show just how full, and thick his fur is "down there."
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Thirty years ago tonight!

I definitely remember that I used to blow-dry my hair straight, and I weirdly look blond in all my pictures growing up, when actually my hair is light brown 🤷‍♀️
Two women standing in front of a large picture window.
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I have that book and have read it!

Of course I read it in today's world, so I know I have very different perspectives than when it was published. But personally, I thought it was overly maudlin and kind of weird :)

I did know that it caused 'copycat' suicides, but I had a hard time seeing why...
A picture of a book by Goethe, called "The Sorrows of Young Werther" sitting on a glass coffee table.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Well, it's not the sexiest platform, but I use One Note and it works pretty well for me.
A screenshot of a list of TV shows in One Note software.
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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A&C orgs. are all having member appreciation week right now & they've been fantastic.

Thursday was a lecture at the Seattle Art Museum & Saturday was breakfast & a private tour at The Frye.

These are small things, but they have huge community impact.

It might be silly, but I love them 💚
People standing around listening to a docent talk about paintings in the Salon at The Frye Museum. Two people looking at a painting in the Salon at The Frye Museum. A picture of a slide that was the introduction to a lecture at the Seattle Art Museum. The slide shows: The Four Accomplishments and Sennin A painting/piece of art created b/w 1573 and 1604, that was the subject of the lecture. A picture of the opening slide to a lecture at the Seattle Art Museum, with the head of the curating department thanking the members for attending.
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Monday, I saw Lucius; as a "treat" for my level of KEXP Amplifier.

They were great; I loved the show. Only negative: the show was supposed to start at 12 & normally they always start on time, but this one was an hour late. My guest had to leave before the first song. Not upset but a little sad...
The band Lucius on stage at The Triple Door for a private concert. Lucius on stage, dancing and singing during their private show for KEXP Amplifiers club.
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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A friend & I saw Patti Smith Sunday night as part of the Seattle Arts & Lecturers series.

She was funny, low key, & profound about childhood: "we played outside for 14 hours a day in the summer!"

Then the night ended with her, & the audience singing a Chrissie Hynde song. It was a great night!
Patti Smith singing on stage being accompanied by her piano player. Patti Smith on stage with the Seattle Arts and Lecturers sign in the background. The interviewer, and Patti's bandmate are on stage.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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My thoughts...
A meme which says: "The short answer is no. The long answer is fuck no."
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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When I was making the bed yesterday, I had to move Aloysius while I was folding the blanket. I'm convinced this is what he was thinking...

Happy #caterday from Aloysius and Bjorn 😸
It's a meme that shows a cat supposedly 'washing' a red litter box with the caption: "I never get any fucking help in this house."
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I love that poem too!
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I just put this on the bedside table and will reread it this evening.

Even though I no longer live in Chicago ~ I still feel so much pride towards it and it's my 2nd favorite city in the US.

#ChicagoStrong
A copy of Carl Sandburg's Chicago Poems on a glass table.
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I'm a day late posting this one, but I don't know if I'll have a chance again soon...

This is me with friends from Vancouver (& ex-bf) at Mariners v Blue Jays games here in Seattle in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

I'm not a huge sports fan, but felt both teams deserved to win after the year they've had ⚾️
Baseball game scene, with friends all in Toronto Blue Jays caps. I'm second from left. Crowd scene at a baseball game, with our group of four wearing Blue Jays caps. I'm furthest left. Four folks in their Blue Jays caps, with the baseball game crowd. I'm second from left.
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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One of my absolute favorite activities, and one I do every single time the option is available 🗳

#Ivoted #SeattleVotes
A hand is shown depositing a ballot into a dropbox.
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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I assume having them on my lap in such a ridiculous heap of fur and belly, is their way of telling me it was worth it not getting that extra hour of sleep when it interfered with their breakfast time...

#catsofBlueSky
A tabby cat, showing its belly, and a black cat are lying on a blanket in a heap.
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Happy Halloween from Aloysius and Bjorn!

#catsofBlueSky
A black kitten with bat wings fang costume sitting on a beige stool.
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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From the 2018 Fremont neighborhood, Seattle, WA solstice parade.

There is a "naked bike ride" every year, but since it happens during the day, & this is open to all, most folks have body paint.

I volunteer at the Seattle Aquarium, and nudibranches are one of my favs - so I loved this rider 🐠 🙂
Cropped picture of riders during the 2018 Seattle, Fremont solstice parade. There is a naked bike ride, but all the folks in the picture have on body paint. One rider has a sign on his bike that says: "get nude for nudibranches"
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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To this day - still my favorite "cartoon" from the WSJ. Not that they haven't had amazing journalist over the years, but the idea that these four situations and incomes represent average American workers and retirees still kinda blows my mind...
'Cartoon' from a Wall Street Jounal article regarding how the 2017 Jobs Act (the Trump tax cuts from his first term), will affect American families and the incomes 'average Americans' earn, which range from $230K to $260K for single women, to $650K for a family, and $180K a year for retired couples.
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I hear you!

I'm in Seattle - so obviously a vested interest - but I have the game on one screen, am watching a Colbert interview on another, & I have BlueSky on the third b/c I'm getting updates from friends at the game live.

(the glass of wine is incidental...)

It's a big night :-)
October 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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I too collect refrigerator magnets and love doing that 😁
October 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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1) breakfast: ✅️
2) faces washed: ✅️
3) a rousing game of chase: ✅️
4) flopping down on mom's feet for a nap and blocking her from being able to get up and get a cup of coffee: ✅️

A productive morning from Aloysius and Bjorn! 😸

Happy #caterday
A black cat and a tabby cat all curled up sleeping on a white, fluffy comforter on the bed. A tabby cat in the foreground, with a black cat behind, on the bed, looking at the camera.
September 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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What movie do you consider perfect? Here's mine:
Poster for the movie: Network.
September 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Now that football season has started for the fall - this seemed an appropriate meme for today's Happy #caturday wishes...
The "sports section" of a newspaper is taped to a wall next to a cat's litter box, so when the cat is using the box, it looks like it's reading the paper.
September 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Since life is feeling a little "Shakespearian and tragic" at the moment, I thought of this meme I had saved years ago...

Happy #caturday
A black and white cat is looking down through a second floor window, while an orange tabby cat looks up at it. The caption reads: But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Last night, I went to see my friend's band: Death by Overkill, play a great show at #BabaYaga here in #Seattle

They were one of 4 bands - all of whom were really good, and for a Thursday night - the crowd mostly stayed to the end and seemed to be having a fantastic time 🎶🎵
Catherine, Stacey - the lead singer of Death by Overkill, and Diego who was in town from Costa Rica, in the bar where the show took place. Death by Overkill on stage. Death by Overkill on stage. Death by Overkill on stage.
September 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM