Kathryn Presner

Occasional musings of a cat whisperer who does things with WordPress

Cracking the Granola Bar Case

Ever since I had the Best Granola Bar in the World last year, I’ve been on a quest to recreate it from scratch. The treat in question wasn’t some high-end…
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356 Days

A year’s worth of catching up, in list form.
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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

In which I read a roller-coaster account of my high-school grad night, direct from my teenage diary. Read more

Kate’s Lists

I recently reconnected with my friend Kate from university. We’d met in Spanish class and saw each other every once in a while for a decade or so, but eventually…
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“Never Fail” Chocolate Cake

My mom was never much of a baker. However, she’s always had a great love of chocolate cake. These opposing forces found an unlikely convergence point, back in 1974, in…
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Friendiversary

Against the exceptional background of a worldwide pandemic, I’ve spent a fair amount of time over the last few years reflecting on friendship. Regular connections with my friends have been…
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Puzzled

As my constant companion watches over with a keen eye, I slip the last colourful, randomly shaped piece of cardboard into the round, abstract work of art. A great sense…
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Bingeing Broadway

Not many people know this, but I have a slight obsession with musical theatre. Only recently – after joining Spotify (I know, I’m very late to the game!) – did…
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10 x A8C

On a quiet Saturday this past weekend, I passed my ten-year anniversary of working at Automattic (A8C). If you’d told me a decade ago that I’d still be working here…
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Advice

As a problem-solver by nature and as a professional troubleshooter, I’ve tried to get into the habit of asking before doling out advice, even though it goes against my natural…
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