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	"title": "Kimberly KG",
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	"home_page_url": "https://kimberlykg.com/",
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			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/05/04/sandia-mountains-from-the-east.html",
				"title": "Sandia Mountains, from the east",
				"content_html": "<p>The Sandia mountains, as visible from Sandia Park, New Mexico. I love that mountain.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/mymountain.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"224\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A vast landscape features a panoramic view of forested hills leading up to a distant mountain range under a partly cloudy sky.\">\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-05-04T23:29:45-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/05/04/sandia-mountains-from-the-east.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/05/03/i-took-my-first-backyard.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>I took my first backyard nap of the year today. Life has been fairly somber the last week so a nap among the trees was welcome.</p>\n<p>The temperature in Portland got up to 90 (it was 60 yesterday) but my backyard has enough trees and bamboo and such that it&rsquo;s always a fair bit cooler.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-05-03T19:32:04-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/05/03/i-took-my-first-backyard.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
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			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/29/a-tragic-loss.html",
				"title": "A tragic loss",
				"content_html": "<p>I wrote that <a href=\"https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/28/ally-the-sailor.html\">last post</a> much later than I should have, but I tried to write it as I had intended. Unfortunately, this post involves the death of a young person. Please skip this if you want or need to.</p>\n<p>As I mentioned, Ally has gotten really close to all her shipmates. We have been hearing all kinds of fun stories about them and were excited to meet them this summer. Unfortunately, one of them died early Sunday morning.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/troy.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person dressed as a pirate holding a sword and a bottle, standing inside a wooden room with a colorful tablecloth in the foreground.\">\n<p>The whole time she&rsquo;s been on the ship and throughout the month she was home, Ally has been telling fun stories about Troy. Troy knew pretty early in childhood that he wanted to be a pirate. I understand he was fourteen when he decided he wanted to work on the Lynx. He dressed as a pirate whether he was on the ship or not. This was his life. He appreciated good rum and good root beer. Ally said Troy would often interrupt her when they were working together to point out a fun bird or a cloud that looked like a dragon. Ally had us mail her tricorn hat to her so she could complete her own outfit to be able to go out dressed appropriately with him. He was well known and well loved on the island.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pirates.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two individuals dressed in period pirate costumes stand on a wooden ship's deck with masts and ropes in the background.\">\n<p>Troy was tragically hit by a car and killed early Sunday morning while walking back to the ship. The driver left the scene.</p>\n<p>The sailing community and the local community have all rallied around the crew of the Lynx and are being so kind. This is unfortunately not the first time Ally has lost a close friend that was near her age. I&rsquo;m so grateful she has lovely people to lean on through this.</p>\n<p>Troy had so much whimsy, love and life left to give. The knowledge that he was living the life he dreamed of has helped them cope with his loss. There&rsquo;s a lesson in there, I guess.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-29T00:12:02-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/29/a-tragic-loss.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
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			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/28/ally-the-sailor.html",
				"title": "Ally the Sailor",
				"content_html": "<p>Last November, I wrote about <a href=\"https://kimberlykg.com/2025/11/16/allys-fun-adventure.html\">Ally&rsquo;s Fun Adventure</a> where she was asked to help a tall ship off the east coast of the US with a transit and got on a plane the next day. I&rsquo;ve alluded to this a couple times, but not shared what has happened since.</p>\n<p>She originally volunteered for 2 weeks, which would cover the transit from Virginia down to Georgia and then another week or so with local sails near St. Simons Island. By the time they finished the transit and got to Georgia, she had been offered a full time job. This isn&rsquo;t surprising; this happens pretty regularly when people get to know her. She wasn&rsquo;t sure what she wanted to do. The atmosphere on the Lynx was different than the Lady Washington and she had been working on plans of her own in Oregon when this all came about. She committed to staying for a month more which had her coming home just a couple days before Christmas. Over that month though, she got to know everyone and also learned that the Lynx would be participating in <a href=\"https://www.sail250.org/\">Sail 250</a>.</p>\n<p>Sail 250 is an event to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of America, with tall ships coming from around the world to participate. The Lynx will lead the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Eagle_(WIX-327)\">Eagle</a> into New York harbor on the 4th of July. The opportunity to see so many ships and meet so many fellow sailors is pretty exciting. Ally decided to go back to the ship after Christmas and committed to staying on through the summer season. We are super excited for her to have this experience. We&rsquo;ll be flying out to New York to see her and the ships ourselves.</p>\n<p>She left in early February. They have been doing a bunch of maintenance getting the ship ready for another season. She fixed the flag you&rsquo;ll see in one of the photos, but she&rsquo;s also doing a huge amount of sanding, painting, varnishing and oiling. It&rsquo;s a lot of work but she&rsquo;s been having a great time working and having fun adventures with the other sailors.</p>\n<p>I should have written this post when I originally meant to, about the time she left Oregon.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/mast.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person is climbing the rigging of a tall ship against a backdrop of a partly cloudy sky.\"><img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/flag.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A historic American flag with thirteen stars and stripes is hoisted on a ship's rigging against a clear blue sky.\"><img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/workinggirl.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person wearing headphones holds a large metal tool near a marina with sailboats in the background under a clear blue sky.\"><img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/goingout.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person is smiling while another person helps adjust their vest-like garment in a dimly lit room.\"><img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pirates.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two individuals dressed in period pirate costumes stand on a wooden ship's deck with masts and ropes in the background.\"><img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/allyandtroy.jpg\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two people are peeking out from a wooden structure on a boat, with water and other boats in the background.\"></p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-28T22:27:02-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/28/ally-the-sailor.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/24/glad-to-get-myself-out.html",
				"title": "Glad to get myself out of the house",
				"content_html": "<p>I&rsquo;m now quite adept at postponing the process of making actual plans for things I want to do until they become impossible or prohibitively expensive. It&rsquo;s gotten to a point where I rather want someone to celebrate with me every time I leave the house for something that isn&rsquo;t mandatory. This wasn&rsquo;t always the case and I don&rsquo;t like it.</p>\n<p>However, plans have finally been made. Matt and I will be going to New York in July and PyCon next month in California. Today, for no real reason, I drove myself to a small town at the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula.</p>\n<p>This has all been so much more challenging than I would like, but I&rsquo;m working on it. Sheesh.</p>\n<p>When I asked for a dinner suggestion the person at the front desk of this hotel said, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s an Applebee&rsquo;s and some fast food. This is a retirement community and everything shuts down early so everything else is closed.&rdquo; Hmm. I managed to find a local cafe, but it turns out they were hosting karaoke. The age of the diners and singers suggested she was right about the retirement community comment. I&rsquo;ve never seen sober people have so much fun doing karaoke in my life. One man had a train whistle and a harmonica and got the whole restaurant to join him in singing &ldquo;City of New Orleans&rdquo;. I&rsquo;m glad I got out of my house today.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-24T23:28:24-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/24/glad-to-get-myself-out.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/21/having-acclimated-to-the-new.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>Having acclimated to the new medicine, my sleep schedule has gone back to normal. Today though, is rough.</p>\n<p>This weekend was gloriously bright and beautiful but it&rsquo;s so dark today. The temptation to crawl into bed until the sun comes back is strong.</p>\n<p>Am I a bad person for turning on most of the lights?</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-21T12:49:02-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/21/having-acclimated-to-the-new.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
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				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/16/at-a-worship-service-at.html",
				
				"content_html": "<blockquote>\n<p>At a worship service at the Pentagon on March 25, Hegseth asked God for “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Wait, are they calling for violence against the Iranian citizens that were being gunned down for protesting for their own freedom? The ones Trump said he&rsquo;d save? Or against the still in charge Islamic Regime that Trump is negotiating with?</p>\n<p>I have an opinion of my own about who deserves no mercy.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-16T15:01:13-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/16/at-a-worship-service-at.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
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			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/12/finishing-allys-bag.html",
				"title": "Finishing Ally's Bag",
				"content_html": "<p>Ally has been asking me to make her a sling bag for a long while. She&rsquo;s particular about her tastes though and I didn&rsquo;t want to make her a bag that she wouldn&rsquo;t use. I finally asked her to choose a pattern from the many she had sent me and then we looked at what vinyl we could use from my stash before heading to the fabric store to buy the rest. We were both super excited about the fabrics she picked out. Unfortunately, I had to order the hardware and it didn&rsquo;t get her until the day before she left. (I guess I still need to write about that, she&rsquo;s back on the ship!)</p>\n<p>You know that feeling when you want something to be perfect and you&rsquo;re not sure you&rsquo;re up to the task? I started panicking about every detail. What if the mix of fabrics is not right? What if I screw up the curves? What if what if what if?</p>\n<p>It took me a lot longer to work through that and finish the bag than I would have liked.</p>\n<p>However, it&rsquo;s done and I&rsquo;m so happy with how it turned out! Matt designed and cut the label on the laser cutter. It definitely elevates the whole project. The bag arrived safely in Georgia this week and Ally loves it! Mission success! Some of her shipmates would like one now too! Ha!</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/finishedfront.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A stylish sling bag with green and brown colors hangs on a wooden door, featuring a front zipper pocket and a compass design patch.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/finishedback.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A backpack with a green body and brown accents is hanging from hooks on a wooden door, next to a floral-patterned scarf.\">\n<p>There was another factor (or two) that slowed me down. They are adorable, but so curious. Using a rotary cutter and having a cat leap from the ironing board to your shoulder is disconcerting. Being in the act of using a sewing machine with the needle bobbing up and down is not the best time to figure out you have a curious cat 2 inches from the needle.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/catspattern.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two cats are sitting on a table cluttered with sewing patterns, fabric, and a laptop.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/neptunecutting.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black cat is sitting on a workspace with pattern pieces, a laptop, and scissors.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/neptunelaptop.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black cat is sitting on an open laptop surrounded by various papers and crafting supplies.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/beausniffing.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A curious black and white cat is closely examining fabric being sewn on a sewing machine.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/beauneedle.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat curiously observes a sewing machine working on fabric featuring a map design.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/beauclips.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat is reaching towards a container of colorful clips on a craft table with sewing materials.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/neptunesewing.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black cat is peering through a sewing machine while fabric is being stitched.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/beausewing.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat with wide eyes sits on a desk next to a sewing machine, surrounded by various objects.\">\n<p>The pattern was made by <a href=\"https://www.kandoupatterns.com/\">Kandou Patterns</a>. The vinyl, zipper and hardware are products from <a href=\"https://www.zippervalley.com/\">Zipper Valley</a>.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-12T12:38:29-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/12/finishing-allys-bag.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
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				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/11/the-doctor-recommended-i-start.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>The doctor recommended I start taking some medication to help me feel better (less pain/anxiety). If sleeping all the time counts as feeling better, I guess it works.</p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m crossing my fingers that this gets better, but I&rsquo;m struggling to keep my eyes open just writing this sentence.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-11T10:44:12-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/11/the-doctor-recommended-i-start.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
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			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/08/recent-broadway-in-portland-shows.html",
				"title": "Recent Broadway in Portland shows",
				"content_html": "<p>For whatever reason, I usually upload these photos to my <a href=\"https://kimberlykg.com/shows/\">Shows collection</a> and call it good, but I want to highlight the last two musicals I&rsquo;ve seen.</p>\n<p>The Notebook was included in the regular season tickets for Broadway in Portland and it is the favorite this year for both Matt and I. The way they handled the different timelines was really fun.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/2026-03-thenotebook.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A vibrant, colorful poster for The Notebook: The Musical features a silhouette of a couple embracing against a watercolor background, with details about a performance at Keller Auditorium in March 2026.\">\n<p>Les Misérables was not part of the regular season, but Ally and I both really wanted to see it. With Ally being out of town, I didn&rsquo;t plan to get tickets. Then my neighbor asked if I was going after she had gotten a single ticket and I managed to buy a single ticket for the seat right next to her! I&rsquo;m so glad! The actors, their voices, the sets, the lighting, the music, everything was amazing!</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/2026-04-lesmiserables.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person is holding a program for Les Misérables at the Keller Auditorium, which is scheduled for performances from March 31 to April 5, 2026.\">\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-04-08T17:37:11-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/08/recent-broadway-in-portland-shows.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/04/07/who-are-we.html",
				"title": "Who are we?",
				"content_html": "<blockquote>\n<p>A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I guess I just needed to mark the horrific day that Trump posted this.</p>\n<p>And yet, he&rsquo;s still in office. Still not being held accountable. Who are we?</p>\n",
				"summary": "Today, the President of the United States threatened to kill off an entire civilization that he only recently said he was coming to help. And yet, he\u0026rsquo;s still in office.",
				"date_published": "2026-04-07T23:16:15-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/04/07/who-are-we.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/31/its-difficult-to-focus-sometimes.html",
				"title": "It's difficult to focus sometimes.",
				"content_html": "<p>I was trying to pay attention to the meeting, I promise.</p>\n<p>First there was one.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-213624154.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat is sitting on a surface, looking intently out of a window.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-213944456.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat is reaching towards a window where a small bird is perched outside.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-214213585.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat is looking up through a window with greenery outside.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-214346757.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat is standing on a windowsill, looking outside through a slightly dirty window.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-214610430.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat is perched on a windowsill, intently watching a small bird outside the window.\">\n<p>Then two.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-215549742.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two cats are intently looking out of a window, perched on a windowsill and a table.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-215708901.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two cats are sitting on a windowsill, one black and one fluffy, looking out of the window.\">\n<p>Then three.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-220013572.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Three cats are peering out of a window surrounded by greenery.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/pxl-20260330-220029330.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two black cats are intently looking out of a window.\">\n<p>The bird left just as happy as it arrived.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-31T16:47:17-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/31/its-difficult-to-focus-sometimes.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/30/change-in-perspective.html",
				"title": "Change in Perspective",
				"content_html": "<p>A young man on my team at work shared recently that he was waiting to hear if his mom had cancer. Not surprisingly, the fear was evident in his face and his voice. Gratefully, the doctors gave her an &ldquo;all clear&rdquo; not too much later. While we talked, I couldn&rsquo;t help but think about how young he looked. He IS young.</p>\n<p>I was his age when I found out my mom had cancer. I didn&rsquo;t feel young at the time; I very much felt like a fully grown adult who mostly had things figured out. I definitely didn&rsquo;t. I have wished for more years with my mom a million or so times, but it hit me pretty hard this week how young I really was.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-30T08:46:00-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/30/change-in-perspective.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/29/while-celebrating-my-neighbors-th.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>While celebrating my neighbor&rsquo;s 7th birthday this weekend, with dog treats for the birthday girl and all the good boys and girls walking by and cake and rosé for the adults, this beautiful creature made an appearance.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/eagle.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: An eagle is soaring high above the treetops against a gray sky.\">\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-29T19:06:32-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/29/while-celebrating-my-neighbors-th.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/19/admitting-that-im-failing.html",
				"title": "Admitting that I'm Failing",
				"content_html": "<p>I don&rsquo;t usually post much about my work. I also haven&rsquo;t been posting here as much as I&rsquo;d like. Those two things are related.</p>\n<p>I joined this company in September to manage a team of engineers. That team has a nice variety of experience levels, backgrounds, interests and skills. They cover the full stack and QA. It&rsquo;s a good group of people. It is bigger than a <a href=\"https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoPizzaTeam.html\">2 pizza team</a> but not too bad. The most obvious challenge the team faces is timezones. We are spread from the west coast of North America to Bosnia. I do 1:1s with folks starting at 7 a.m. for me and team meetings at 8. The people outside of North America log off for the day when those are done. It was a struggle to get going with this schedule, but it&rsquo;s been working. Living somewhere near the middle would be better. Oregon is not that.</p>\n<p>In early November there was a plan to shuffle some folks around so I was expecting to add four more engineers to my team starting in January. This is now <em>way</em> more than a 2 pizza team, but still the same set of time zones.</p>\n<p>In the middle of December I got an email announcing that I would be managing a team of engineers in India due to some broader org changes. On paper, this made sense. That team is responsible for a core capability and my other team was so far the only consumer.</p>\n<p>You know where it doesn&rsquo;t make sense? <em>Timezones!</em> Those lovely humans are thirteen and a half hours ahead of me most of the year. I can&rsquo;t be the kind of manager I want to be for a group of people that the only time we can overlap is for a short window of time in the early morning or late at night.</p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m pushing for them to get a manager that lives a whole lot closer. I&rsquo;m worried people might question my work ethic, but I&rsquo;m willing to take that risk. I want them to get a manager that can help them grow just as much as I want my evenings back.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-19T19:30:34-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/19/admitting-that-im-failing.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/18/project-hail-mary.html",
				"title": "Project Hail Mary",
				"content_html": "<p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/687163\">Project Hail Mary</a> 🍿</p>\n<p>Various clubs around the area, including the astronomy club, were offered tickets to an advanced screening of this movie. I was really excited to see this and I enjoyed it as much as I hoped I would.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/projecthailmary.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Photo of an IMAX screen inside a movie theater highlighting the movie Project Hail Mary.\">\n<p>Everyone was warned not to record any part of the movie and then people kept standing in the doorway with some little device that they used to scan people, presumably making sure no one was recording? That was a little weird. Separately, this was my first time going to a movie at the Lloyd Center Regal theater. I don&rsquo;t know of another IMAX theater in Portland with seats that are so comfortable.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-18T22:37:24-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/18/project-hail-mary.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/16/kikis-delivery-service.html",
				"title": "Kiki's Delivery Service",
				"content_html": "<p>Watched: <a href=\"https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/16859\">Kiki&rsquo;s Delivery Service</a> 🍿</p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> for the pointer, we saw Kiki&rsquo;s Delivery Service in <a href=\"https://www.imax.com/movie/kikis-delivery-service\">4K IMAX</a>. I&rsquo;ve seen the dubbed (non 4K IMAX) version a huge number of times, but we watched this one with subtitles. They extended some of the scenes and changed the nature of others a little bit, but it&rsquo;s still just delightful. One of my favorites.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-16T22:44:42-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/16/kikis-delivery-service.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/15/an-excuse-to-explore.html",
				"title": "An Excuse to Explore",
				"content_html": "<p>This weekend and last I participated in a small quilt store shop hop around the Portland area. If you&rsquo;re not familiar, a shop hop is where multiple quilt stores in an area coordinate to encourage quilters to visit all the participating stores. This one started in Vancouver, Washington then moved to Oregon covering North Portland, Troutdale, Gresham, Oregon City, Lake Oswego and Hillsdale. Shop hops are a a fun way to learn about different quilt shops, but the bigger draw for me is the excuse to get out and explore this beautiful place I live.</p>\n<p>The drive from Troutdale down to Oregon City was a route I hadn&rsquo;t taken before, driving through the forest and past some beautiful small farms.</p>\n<p>Daffodils are blooming. The cherry blossoms and magnolias are just starting to bloom. Water is flowing out of the ground everywhere, forming little waterfalls on many rock faces. Lambs and kids are playing in fields. A bald eagle soared above, one hawk flew into a nearby cedar then another landed next to a small waterfall. So many robins running around, digging in the grass.</p>\n<p>Each fall I decide that&rsquo;s my favorite season in the PNW but then spring comes around and I change my mind.</p>\n",
				"summary": "Shop hops are a a fun way to learn about different quilt shops, but the bigger draw for me is the excuse to get out and explore this beautiful place I live.",
				"date_published": "2026-03-15T21:20:10-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/15/an-excuse-to-explore.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/04/122640.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p><a href=\"https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/04/you-bought-zucks-ray-bans-now-someone-in-nairobi-is-watching-you-poop/\">blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/0&hellip;</a></p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not sure our tech future is working out as well as it could have.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-04T13:26:40-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/04/122640.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/03/03/one-of-the-designers-my.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>One of the designers my software team works with opened his first PR on Friday. (AI was involved.)</p>\n<p>Anyone want to guess what every single meeting I&rsquo;ve had since has been about?</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-03-03T17:38:06-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/03/03/one-of-the-designers-my.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/01/25/recap-part.html",
				"title": "2025 Recap - Part 2",
				"content_html": "<p>The last time I had a summer off I was still in high school. Finding myself out of work at the start of the summer was not terribly surprising given the number of previous layoffs but several of us suspected the decision would come later in the year. I&rsquo;m glad it didn&rsquo;t.</p>\n<p>In the end, I had a new job just as the fall term for Sam was kicking off. Of course, when I was laid off, I didn&rsquo;t know that would happen. The majority of the people I know in a similar position had struggled for a year or more to find their next role. I believed that would be the case for me too.</p>\n<p>I had a list of activities to do each week to qualify for unemployment and I definitely wanted to find a role quickly so I did more than they required. I applied to jobs. I talked to people. I studied. I did all the things.</p>\n<p>None of that is what I think about when I remember the summer though.</p>\n<p>The main thing that has stuck with me is the joy of sitting outside in the sunlight with my first cup of coffee in the morning. The blue sky, the red leaves on the maple, the birds flitting around, the neighborhood dogs stopping by for water. I drove to the highest point in the city one day just to lie in the grass and stare at the sky. I spent a whole lot of time doing nothing but letting my thoughts wander.</p>\n<p>Having peace and space to sit with my own thoughts stands in stark contrast to the utter chaos that had been my job. Being able to spend so much of that time in the sunlight was particularly special.</p>\n<h3 id=\"some-other-highlights-from-the-summer\">Some other highlights from the summer</h3>\n<p>A pair of hawks built a nest in a tree just down the road and raised a chick. The crows didn&rsquo;t like this at all, but it was a joy to witness. This photo is most likely from the fledgling&rsquo;s first time out of the nest. It stayed in my neighbor&rsquo;s back yard for the better part of an afternoon.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/babybird.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: An young hawk perches on a rusted, overturned wheelbarrow surrounded by trees and branches.\">\n<p>I can&rsquo;t talk about that summer without also talking about the cats. Anytime I stopped moving there was a cat in my lap. In bed, I had two cats beside my feet and a third nearby to climb onto my shoulders as soon as I got up. It was both lovely and overwhelming. I sometimes made excuses to leave the house just to not have a cat on me. By the time Ally moved back in though, I was generally quite content living my life as cat furniture. There&rsquo;s a truly embarrassing number of cat photos on my phone.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/dd103a3ca5.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A fluffy cat with a long coat lies comfortably against a cushion with a striped blanket nearby.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/3ea502f427.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black cat is peacefully sleeping on a soft, purple surface.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/aab4c164ad.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A black and white cat with bright yellow eyes is resting on a person's arm.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/cats.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: Two black cats, one with a white patch, sit against a pink and white background.\">\n",
				"summary": "Continuing my recap of 2025, this post is about my unexpected summer off.",
				"date_published": "2026-01-25T20:48:47-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/01/25/recap-part.html",
				"tags": ["Life Update","Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/01/24/recap-part.html",
				"title": "2025 Recap - Part 1",
				"content_html": "<p>Life has been busy in both fun ways and in &ldquo;why the heck is all of this happening at the exact same time?!&rdquo; ways so sitting down to write something longer than a sentence has been a challenge. I still want to post some updates/photos from the past year though.</p>\n<h3 id=\"seattle-atmosphere\">Seattle Atmosphere</h3>\n<p>In March, I was able to drive up to Seattle for the <a href=\"https://atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf-seattle-2025/\">Atmosphere conference</a>. This is particularly notable because it was the first developer conference I&rsquo;ve been to in a long time and I didn&rsquo;t realize how much I missed being in a room with a lot of smart people talking about interesting technology.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/atmosphereconf.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person is speaking at a podium with a Atmosphere Conf 2025 banner in the background.\">\n<h3 id=\"summer-road-trip\">Summer Road Trip</h3>\n<p>We did a road trip that took us through Ashland Oregon, Winnemucca Wyoming, Provo Utah, Brighton Utah, Los Angeles California and finally Sacramento on our way home. We saw Ally&rsquo;s college graduation in Ashland, spent time with my extended family for a reunion in Brighton and then enjoyed time with Matt&rsquo;s extended family at his cousin&rsquo;s wedding outside of Disneyland. We spent three days at Disneyland as well. As usual, we visited a couple museums along the way.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/graduation.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A graduation ceremony is taking place on a sports field, featuring graduates in caps and gowns, an audience in bleachers, and white canopies over podiums.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/winnemucca.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A hillside is engulfed in flames and smoke, with a dark sky and silhouetted trees and power lines in the foreground.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/dinosaurs.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A dinosaur skeleton is displayed in a museum setting alongside a large tail piece and other exhibits.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/25d29a83a0.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A mountain resort with multi-story buildings is set against a lush, forested backdrop under a clear blue sky.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/brightonut.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A serene lake surrounded by lush greenery and trees, featuring a wooden walkway and a small dock extending over the water.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/disneydisplay.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A whimsical castle decoration adorned with colorful lights and Disneyland 70 signage is set against a nighttime backdrop.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/disneytopiary.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A decorative Mickey Mouse-shaped topiary is displayed on a brick planter, adorned with celebratory signs and floral accents in a Disneyland setting.\">\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/laartmuseum.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A modern architectural interior showcases an upward view of a curving, textured wall and large glass windows, allowing natural light to stream in.\">\n<h3 id=\"joseph-oregon\">Joseph Oregon</h3>\n<p>In July, Sam and I again went out to Joseph, Oregon to help lead a star party coordinated through Wallowology. An unfortunately timed storm shortened the event, but we still had a chance to spend time talking with park visitors about the night sky. This was the first time we&rsquo;ve camped in the park. The new tent I purchased for this functioned more as a small swimming pool than any sort of protection from the elements. That first night was glorious though!! I took this picture to commemorate the trip. Ha!</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/camping.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A wet parking lot reflecting overcast skies is occupied by two RVs, surrounded by tall trees.\">\n<p>Other than those and <a href=\"https://kimberlykg.com/2025/11/16/visiting-stef-in-clarkston.html\">Visiting Stef in Clarkston</a>, the only times I got out of town were related to moving kiddos in and out of various college apartments. I did get to spend a day with Ally at work though. Her last job in Ashland was working in the Archive at the university library. There were many treasures but this original Shakespeare book was the highlight for me.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2026/archive.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A person is holding open a book featuring an engraving of William Shakespeare and the title page of Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.\">\n<p>More to come later.</p>\n",
				"summary": "While it\u0026rsquo;s nearly the end of January, I still wanted to share some highlights from 2025 that had been glossed over or missed entirely. I guess travel comes first.",
				"date_published": "2026-01-24T20:46:59-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/01/24/recap-part.html",
				"tags": ["Life Update","Longform"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2026/01/03/the-us-is-going-to.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>The U.S. is going to run Venezuela now?</p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m angry. I&rsquo;m particularly angry that I expect everyone to grumble a little bit and then go back to pretending we&rsquo;ll be able to vote these traitors out in the next election with no other action necessary.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2026-01-03T13:21:03-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2026/01/03/the-us-is-going-to.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2025/12/29/wordle-it-finally-happened.html",
				
				"content_html": "<p>Wordle 1,654 1/6*</p>\n<p>🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>\n<p>It finally happened.</p>\n",
				
				"date_published": "2025-12-29T12:00:55-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2025/12/29/wordle-it-finally-happened.html",
				"tags": ["Microposts"]
			},
			{
				"id": "http://kimberlykg.micro.blog/2025/12/17/day-firelight.html",
				"title": "Day 3: Firelight",
				"content_html": "<p>Having firelight be the theme for day 3 of the <a href=\"https://challenges.micro.blog/2025/12/12/days-of-winter-wonder-photo.html\">12 Days of Winter Wonder</a> was convenient after the power went out at 1 a.m. and didn&rsquo;t come back until 8 this evening.</p>\n<p>This is a work in progress, but it looks cute with the candle light. Would I recommend stitching by candle light? I would not.</p>\n<img src=\"https://kimberlykg.com/uploads/2025/candlestitch.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Auto-generated description: A piece of cross-stitch embroidery featuring decorative patterns and the alphabet is set on a quilted surface with two lit candles nearby.\">\n",
				
				"date_published": "2025-12-17T22:25:54-07:00",
				"url": "https://kimberlykg.com/2025/12/17/day-firelight.html",
				"tags": ["Longform"]
			}
	]
}
