Cat Strain

Cat DeBacker MA NAJ '19, best known for showing strangers photos of her cats and cursing appropriately.

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Wires Crossed & Tubes Tied

Cat Strain - July 19, 2019

Righting some false equivalences.

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Cry Caboose

Cat Strain - May 10, 2019

An ode to crying on the train.

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Millennials Killed Professionalism

Cat Strain - April 25, 2019

The evolution of the casual workplace.

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My Funny Valentine

Cat Strain - February 14, 2019

Valentine’s Day, as it stands, is a holiday of our own creation. No matter your faith or belief system, mid-February has always been celebrated in some form or another.

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A New Year’s Diet Plan

Cat Strain - January 20, 2019

Cat Strain shares an imagined new year routine.

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Preparing For The Chicago Tundra

Cat Strain - January 9, 2019

Cat Strain ponders Chicago's winter survival requirements.

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How to Feed a Hot-Rod: Confessions of the Convalescent

Cat Strain - November 26, 2018

This is my ritual.

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Which is Witch?

Cat Strain - November 2, 2018

With one term, the Grand Old Party can pull the rug out from under any opponent, rebranding any feasible argument as the stuff of smoke, mirrors, and witchcraft.