Published in May, 2021

I was among the lucky people who found themselves with more work than usual during the pandemic. As things have started opening back up, my work load has not changed. But as I find myself budgeting more time for shuttling kids to activities, something has to give, and so far that something has been blogging. So, better late than never, here is part one (the May part) of a round up of articles I wrote that were published in May and June.

Earth911

7 Spring Reads: Explore Nature in Its Awakening Season

The Complicated Choices in a Cup of Coffee

Is Your Electricity Greenwashed?

What’s the Tea? Brewing a More Sustainable Cuppa

Is Grocery Delivery Greener Than Going to the Store?

The Juicy Details of Your Breakfast Drink

Understanding the Circular Economy

Is Soda Pop Sustainable?

Packaging Myths: Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Product Labels

These articles were reprinted in May:

How to Choose the Best Lawnmower for Your Yard

Succession Planting for a Successful Garden

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Down Paper Waste

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ParentMap

No Place for Hate in the Pacific Northwest

9 Family-Friendly Movies with Asian Protagonists

New Exhibit Explores How COVID-19 Has Shaped Our World

Winning in the Seattle-Area Real Estate Bidding Wars

The articles 7 Local Wonders to Visit with Kids This Summer and Cheap Summer Movies were reprinted.

Seattle Times

Seattle-area teens start online magazine to share Asian American stories

Meet the man behind Woodland Park Zoo’s life-size dinosaurs exhibit

Crooked Road

I took a social media break in May and even though I’m “back” I’m not letting it take as much time as it used to. In May, I only published two posts to the blog. Ironically, neither of them were among the top 10 most-read posts of the month.

Popular Posts

As usual, the top post was about the K-drama Amnesia Trope. It was followed by another K-drama trope, the Drunken Piggyback Ride. After that the most popular posts were:

Uniqlo Airism Mask Review

A Dark and Lonely Space at Pacific Northwest Ballet (This ballet by Kyle Davis was performed in 2019 – I wonder why people were searching for it this month? Perhaps in anticipation of the Next Step program for this year, which was very good even though I didn’t watch it early enough in the digital run to blog about it.

Common Queries

Five of the top ten search queries leading to my blog were variations on “kdrama amnesia.” My own name was the second most common search term – I guess that’s good. There were two variations of “uniqlo mask review” in the top 10. The only really interesting search term this month was “randall scotting,” who of course was the countertenor in Flight.