This week's sporkful

The downside of having this pause between the other Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage month and the George Takei spotlight is tha...

This is something I have had in mind to do for a long time: going through and exploring my gender identity, my sexual orientation, and my se...

I am continuing gradually working my way back through the years, though there were some unexpected twists. It is always interesting to see t...

As I have been reviewing this phase of my life, I keep looking for an organized plan of action for how I am going to contribute to the world...

It started with Tap . I saw a reference to the movie and looked it up. I knew Gregory Hines was in it, but not that it also had Sammy Davis ...

I tend to impose a lot on myself; I always know that there is more that can be done, and I can think of ways to move things to a higher leve...

On the same day I found summer reading challenges from both the local library (Aloha) and the local book store (Powell's).  I have a h...

Over the last two weeks I have sent cards and Facebook messages and texts and made a phone call. It was more social contact than than usual,...

This is mostly a conclusion, with two clarifications. Even though one of the great things about catching up this year has been clearing out ...

I thought I was going to write about healthcare, but I am having a hard time concentrating on it.  My state of mind is kind of off and I am ...

As mentioned in the overview , there is blurring of the categories; that is especially true with immigration.  From movies , YA and graphic...

Finally, right? I know. When I was laid off in 2016, it was because my work was being outsourced to India (even though they said they were o...

As with the graphic novels, the extended time period led to a lot of books with no evident theme. I have broken these down into categories t...

This next experience was the least personal, but also the most discouraging. Back in June, I saw a flier about a Free Food Market: https://w...

Remember, the reading for this round mostly goes back to 2021. Over that time period, I came across a lot of graphic novels. I liked most of...