This week's sporkful

Well, it’s happened. I have turned 40. It has not been especially traumatic. It doesn’t really feel different. It is a reminder that time is...

Okay, not really everything, but compatible desires for less stuff and more money have had me posting lots of things on Craig’s List. It sta...

This is the flip side of “Loser”. Without ever getting an amazing lucky break or windfall, I am nonetheless having a pretty good life, and t...

I was thinking I should take a little break over the holidays, starting again on Monday after Christmas, but then I thought I should put up ...

The grand panda total was $314, which bought a lot of toys. I actually don’t know how many, because other people brought in toys too, and th...

As I mentioned in the last post, I missed some time at work. Also, I was not really in great shape for cooking, as even when I was not compl...

I suppose I should be more clear--developing the secondary infection was not really a good thing. Having it diagnosed, however, was kind of ...

On with the introspection! So, obviously there was no big cash payout, and so things I had thought about doing with that were not going to h...

That isn't quite as harsh as it sounds. I have discussed a lot with my sisters that we just don't win things. This is not that we ha...

Sometimes things from the show will be edited for time, and this happened with my interview. Alex ended up asking me three questions about g...

That pretty much wraps up the story of my taping. I then had to decide what to do about telling people. Even though I had been hoping for th...

  I kind of feel weird even covering this one, but a surprising number of people asked me if Alex was a jerk. My initial response was "...

Okay, I don't technically know that, and it's not technically in Hollywood because the studio is located in Culver City. Nonetheless...

Despite some disappointments, the day was a lot of fun, and most of the credit needs to go to the crew. I love this group of people. They ta...

I got several good compliments on my appearance, so I thought I would devote some time to that. People mainly commented on the dress, the ma...

If you go to http://www.jeopardy.com/showguide/thisweek/, you will see small video clips for the contestants for the week. These are record...

One of the first things you do after being selected is fill out paperwork. There is a legal agreement that needs to be signed, and you answe...