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What the Hell Happened to Driving?
Rants & Raves, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 2/26/26 Rants & Raves, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 2/26/26

What the Hell Happened to Driving?

Traffic up to Los Alamos isn’t bad because there are more people. It’s bad because two or three drivers at the front of the pack have collectively decided that fifteen miles under the speed limit is a personality trait. And somewhere between horsepower and hesitation, we lost something.

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Micro-Rant: Your Voicemail Is Too Damn Long
Rants & Raves, Personal Essays & Reflections Kate Sjostrand 12/2/25 Rants & Raves, Personal Essays & Reflections Kate Sjostrand 12/2/25

Micro-Rant: Your Voicemail Is Too Damn Long

I had to call my insurance adjuster today, and of course he didn’t answer — but the real crime was his voicemail. Why are people still recording long-ass greetings like it’s 1997? Nobody needs a personal monologue before the beep. Just let me leave the damn message.

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