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Freedom & Fire, Rants & Raves, The System is Broken, Humor Kate Sjostrand 9/20/26 Freedom & Fire, Rants & Raves, The System is Broken, Humor Kate Sjostrand 9/20/26

The Free Fucking Bacon Problem

Maybe the free fucking bacon isn't really about bacon. Maybe it's about entitlement, responsibility, and what happens when people become so accustomed to somebody else solving every inconvenience that carrying the weight of liberty starts feeling like too much fucking work.

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Personal Essays & Reflections, Rants & Raves, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 9/20/26 Personal Essays & Reflections, Rants & Raves, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 9/20/26

Put Your Back Into the Fucking Plow

Having a hard life doesn't give you a claim on somebody else's success. I've been broke. I've failed. I've trusted people I shouldn't have trusted. But nobody was coming to save me, so I got back up and kept fucking moving.

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Personal Essays & Reflections, Motorcycles & Mayhem, Leadership Kate Sjostrand 9/18/26 Personal Essays & Reflections, Motorcycles & Mayhem, Leadership Kate Sjostrand 9/18/26

Someone in My Corner

I thought this week’s lesson was going to be about surviving a new leadership role, monsoon commutes, and a shitty rear tire. Instead, I walked into the garage and found a clean motorcycle—and another reminder that I don’t have to do this fucking life alone anymore.

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