# katies (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover katies. Page: Feed: --- ## [\[FOUND\] Silver Alert: Missing 70-Year-Old Joseph Daniels](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/17/missing-joseph-daniels-200-block-of-s-marsalis-ave-dallas-tx-2413/) _2026-08-17 · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ FOUND SILVER ALERT for Joseph Daniels. Last seen 200 Block of S. Marsalis Ave Dallas, TX at 11:30 AM on Aug 17, 2026. Call 911 if seen. The post \[FOUND\] Silver Alert: Missing 70-Year-Old Joseph Daniels appeared first on The Katy News . ## [Leaving Katy for Treatment: Why Fort Worth Can Be the Right Place for Rehab](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/16/leaving-katy-for-treatment-why-fort-worth-can-be-the-right-place-for-rehab/) _2026-08-16 · Sheryl Birch · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ Photo by Talena Reese from Pexels For someone living in Katy, getting help for substance use does not necessarily mean choosing the closest treatment center. Staying near home can be convenient, but convenience is not always the best foundation for \[...\] The post Leaving Katy for Treatment: Why Fort Worth Can Be the Right Place for Rehab appeared first on The Katy News . ## [\[DISCONTINUED\] Silver Alert: Missing 77-Year-Old Joseph Pate](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/14/missing-joseph-pate-3000-block-of-fm-2787-joaquin-tx-2412/) _2026-08-15 · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ DISCONTINUED SILVER ALERT for Joseph Pate. Last seen 3000 Block of FM 2787 Joaquin, TX at 10:30 AM on Aug 14, 2026. Call 911 if seen. The post \[DISCONTINUED\] Silver Alert: Missing 77-Year-Old Joseph Pate appeared first on The Katy News . ## [\[FOUND\] Silver Alert: Missing 76-Year-Old Sylvia Martin](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/14/missing-sylvia-martin-19638-stone-oak-pkwy-san-antonio-tx-2411/) _2026-08-14 · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ FOUND SILVER ALERT for Sylvia Martin. Last seen 19638 Stone Oak Pkwy San Antonio, TX at 7:00 PM on Aug 13, 2026. Call 911 if seen. The post \[FOUND\] Silver Alert: Missing 76-Year-Old Sylvia Martin appeared first on The Katy News . ## [\[FOUND\] Silver Alert: Missing 68-Year-Old Ovidio Chojolan](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/13/missing-ovidio-chojolan-5500-block-of-harefield-dr-san-antonio-tx-2409/) _2026-08-13 · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ FOUND SILVER ALERT for Ovidio Chojolan. Last seen 5500 Block of Harefield Dr San Antonio, TX at 2:00 AM on Aug 12, 2026. Call 911 if seen. The post \[FOUND\] Silver Alert: Missing 68-Year-Old Ovidio Chojolan appeared first on The Katy News . ## [Katy-Area Road Closure: IH0010](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/13/katy-area-road-closure-ih0010-12/) _2026-08-13 · Staff Writer · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ TxDOT is reporting an active construction affecting IH0010. See the location, timing and official travel details. The post Katy-Area Road Closure: IH0010 appeared first on The Katy News . ## [Katy-Area Road Closure: Katy-area roadway](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/13/katy-area-road-closure-katy-area-roadway-11/) _2026-08-13 · Staff Writer · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ TxDOT is reporting an active road condition affecting a Katy-area roadway. See the location, timing and official travel details. The post Katy-Area Road Closure: Katy-area roadway appeared first on The Katy News . ## [\[FOUND\] Endangered Missing: Missing 28-Year-Old Amanda Durkee](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/12/missing-amanda-durkee-600-block-of-s-15th-st-temple-tx-2408/) _2026-08-13 · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ FOUND ENDANGERED MISSING for Amanda Durkee and Amanda Durkee and with Intellectual Disabilities \*\*\* Found \*\*\* Point of contact at Temple Police Department: (254)298-5500 Call 911 if seen Last seen at 600… The post \[FOUND\] Endangered Missing: Missing 28-Year-Old Amanda Durkee appeared first on The Katy News . ## [Former NBA Players Challenge WNBA Eligibility Rules: Could the Dispute Affect School and College Sports?](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/12/former-nba-players-challenge-wnba-eligibility-rules-could-the-dispute-affect-school-and-college-sports/) _2026-08-12 · Staff Writer · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ By: Staff Editor Former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White say they plan to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft—but their announcements appear designed to challenge the league’s eligibility language rather than begin genuine professional comebacks. The unusual declarations \[...\] The post Former NBA Players Challenge WNBA Eligibility Rules: Could the Dispute Affect School and College Sports?… ## [Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12: Best Time for Katy-Area Residents to Watch](https://thekatynews.com/2026/08/11/perseid-meteor-shower-august-12-katy-texas-viewing-time/) _2026-08-12 · Staff Writer · | The Katy News | Katy, TX_ Katy and surrounding communities could enjoy one of the best nights of stargazing this year as the 2026 Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak Wednesday night, August 12, into early Thursday morning, August 13. The Perseids are known for producing \[...\] The post Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12: Best Time for Katy-Area Residents to Watch appeared first on The Katy News . ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bAShVcLtBonV) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [(Sort of) Middle-Aged, (Sort of) Middle-Class, Trans Women Day of Talking to Katy](https://katyswain.me/blog/tdoa-2026) _2026-03-31 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ (Sort of) Middle-Aged, (Sort of) Middle-Class, Trans Women Day of Talking to Katy 3CR did a remarkable job getting their Trans Day of Audibility programming online by the next morning. You can find my contribution to it at the above link or, for convenience: Download I haven't so enjoyed a creative collaboration with lovely people in a long time. This was a delight. The lovely people in question… ## [New Year's Day 2026](https://katyswain.me/about/journal/nyd-2026) _2026-01-05 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ New Year's Day 2026 Katy Swain Mon, 01/05/2026 - 14:53 The Capital City Trail : My Everest. Well, maybe Everest is overstating it, but it is quite uppy-downy, and at 29km in length is quite a lot to ask of a lady of exponentially advancing years. Image Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/-37.79898/145.00494 © OpenStreetMap contributors My first assault from Federation Square to Victoria… ## [Gender Euphoria Monday: One Serve of Bread Please, Hold the Roses](https://katyswain.me/blog/2025-05/gender-euphoria-monday-one-serve-bread-please-hold-roses) _2025-05-26 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ Gender Euphoria Monday: One Serve of Bread Please, Hold the Roses The brilliant, beautiful, indefatigable, and legendary (and I am in no way implying she's old) Cait Glasson recently floated an idea that I think touches on something very important: Here's your prep work: think of something in your weekend that gave you gender euphoria. Anything. Whatever made you glad you are who you are, whatever… ## [Learn to Love Classic Doctor Who the Katy Way™](https://katyswain.me/blog/2025-04/learn-love-classic-doctor-who-katy-way) _2025-04-23 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ Learn to Love Classic Doctor Who the Katy Way™ \[Spoilers ahead, obviously.\] I was asked recently how somebody familiar with 21st century Doctor Who might best approach the 20th century back catalogue. A comprehensive answer to this is more a book than a blog post. The short answer is: not chronologically. The 1960s black and white stories were produced on a treadmill of forty-odd episodes a year,… ## [Destroying Your Country, Part 2: Poverty is Wealth](https://katyswain.me/blog/2025-03/destroying-your-country-part-2-poverty-wealth) _2025-03-29 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ Destroying Your Country, Part 2: Poverty is Wealth In the first part of this series , I looked at how the Trump administration's blend of ignorance and unscrupulousness has led them to consider a cryptocurrency stockpile as a win-win for both scammers and the public being scammed alike. Or perhaps they're being a bit disingenuous there. Here I go on to look at how their profound misunderstanding… ## [The Terrifying Ordinariness of Queer People](https://katyswain.me/blog/2025-03/terrifying-ordinariness-queer-people) _2025-03-18 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ The Terrifying Ordinariness of Queer People A while ago my online chum Miriam, whom I have officially dubbed The Sunniest Girl on the Internet™ (because she is), posted this : my cohort of trans girls, the girls who transitioned about a year before or after i did, give or take, all seem to be looking, and i dont mean this disparagingly at all, so profoundly normal. just regular women. half of them… ## [How to Pay for Destroying Your Country](https://katyswain.me/blog/2025-03/how-pay-destroying-your-country) _2025-03-13 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ How to Pay for Destroying Your Country \[Note: this post suffers from my slow writing speed, and since doing the bulk of the writing of it, has been overtaken by events. I will catch up in subsequent posts.\] I've been trying to avoid reading too much on the Trump administration's governance by imperial fiat, in an effort to preserve some measure of mental health. In ordinary times I've an… ## [The Logic of Total Culture War](https://katyswain.me/blog/2024-12/logic-total-culture-war) _2024-12-29 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ The Logic of Total Culture War You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views, which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering. - The Doctor, the Face of Evil . In many countries which have enjoyed (if that is quite the word) half a century of… ## [Learned uselessness](https://katyswain.me/about/journal/2024-12-28-21-09) _2024-12-28 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ Learned uselessness Katy Swain Sat, 12/28/2024 - 21:09 Damn it! Every other time I have curry for dinner I end up with a dollop of yoghurt in my lap. This was a new skirt. Well, not new, but new for me. I tried paper towel, but the skirt is more absorbent, so I was just working it in, then I tried a damp sponge. Now I'm just cold and damp in the groinal region, and have no idea whether I've done… ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yTsnDtNfS0Rh) _2024-12-28 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Katy's Krismas Kacophony](https://katyswain.me/blog/2024-12/katys-krismas-kacophony) _2024-12-25 · Katy Swain · Katy Swain_ Katy's Krismas Kacophony Back in a past life, I found myself in the habit of making little video mixtapes to listen to and glance at while doing jigsaw puzzles and overeating at Christmas, or to fill in embarrassing conversational gaps when entertaining visitors. These would run to anywhere up to 70-some videos, which I'd pull from various online video sharing platforms (multiple services are…