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Let It Be Sunday, 43!

-Let It Be Monday!

November 16, 2015 by Joy the Baker 11 Comments

Let It Be Monday

Hello friends! I’m tardy in sharing with my favorite post of the week with you.  Some days are hard to get a hold of.  I thought sharing these gems with you on a Monday would provide you with a sometimes necessary procrastination tool.

I’ve got fresh cranberries in my refrigerator, an empty suitcase that gets to be packed, and some very fine recipes coming up this week.

It’s been a foggy week with sadness and light.  Here’s what the Internet has to say about it:

•  We can be so cruel to one another.   Photographs from the day after attacks in central Paris, and words from last week’s deadly attack in Beirut.  

•  ISIS claimed responsibility for both of last week’s attacks.  I linked to this a few months back, but again… What ISIS Really Wants.  

•  Inspiration.  Amazing youth:  Ashima’s Most Daring Climb.  The Mozart of rock climbing… and she’s 14 years old.  At 14 years old I was doing nothing other than trying to tame my frizzy bangs so.  The Mozart of frizzy bangs?  Not a thing.

•  Pope Francis doesn’t mind having his picture taken and his life is pretty unique.  This gallery is incredible.

•  People who live alone have really terrible diets.  Olivia Pope and I resent that (as we enjoy our popcorn and red wine dinner).

•  To make and drink:  Maple Spiced Almond Milk with a hint of Pumpkin.  

•  Why Writers Love To Run.  I understand the measured breath and metered stride.  I’m working on an article about why bakers love to eat potato chips.  

•  Secrets of a Firefighter.  Full moon craziness is a real thing!

•  Snooki is done being Snooki and it turns out she’s a business woman and mother on her j.o.b.

•  Young Women Are Living With Mom and Dad as if it’s the 1940’s.  My parents’ allowance rates haven’t risen since 1999, and the chores are something fierce, so I’m grown and live on my own.

•  Did you know that you can pay a service to break up with your boo for you?  We’re absolutely ridiculous.

23 Kitchen Hacks You Have To Learn.  I like the milk frothing trick and wonder if my almond milk will cooperate.  

•  Dinner:  One-Pot French Onion Pasta

•  Brainstorming cat-shaped holiday gifts this year.  Join me.  There will be cookies.

Have a good day.  It’s Monday with a Sunday state of mind.

xo Joy

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  1. Chris

    November 17, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    Totally just spent 20 minutes reading an article about Snooki, aka Nicole – did not see that coming.

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  2. Kelly

    November 17, 2015 at 8:43 am

    Hi Joy! I always look forward to your “Let it be Sunday (Monday)” posts; I learn so much and have my eyes opened to situations that I don’t always fully understand. With all that is happening in Paris and Beirut currently, there is a lot of backlash against the Syrian refugees. If you’re interested in sharing with your readers, we can donate online to help them here:

    https://www.unrefugees.org/

    Reply
  3. sweetteasweetie (@SweetTSweetie)

    November 16, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    What captivating photos! Truly thinking of all of those in Paris right now!
    Kari
    http://www.sweetteasweetie.com

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  4. Cy

    November 16, 2015 at 11:15 am

    Missed your post yesterday. So happy to see it this morning! I think anyone who uses that break up service should be shamed as much as possible on any and all social media. i think we are all tired of people not taking responsibility for their actions. Thank you for reminding us what Islam is not and that ISIS are a bunch of fanatics. ( thank you Jennie for your addition ). I live alone and my diet is pretty healthy, but it sure is nice to have potato chips as my vegetable one night if I so choose.

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  5. Jennie

    November 16, 2015 at 9:19 am

    In response to the article you posted, “What ISIS Really Wants,” I can assure you, as a Muslim, that ISIS truly is un-Islamic. And I am not, as the article suggests, a Muslim who is “embarrassed and politically correct, with a cotton-candy view of their own religion” that neglects “what their religion has historically and legally required.” I can assure you that what ISIS are calling for really has nothing to do with actual Islam. The people that support ISIS may be Muslims but they are misguided, ignorant, criminal Muslims. Just because someone calls themselves a Muslim does not mean they have any clue about the facts/history/legal rulings/true teachings of Islam. If ISIS supporters really think what they are doing is Islamic, then they are completely ignorant of Islam and have a completely incorrect and perverted view of it. They have twisted Islam into something which doesn’t resemble Islam anymore. In a truly “Islamic State,” ISIS would be arrested and tried as murderers and terrorists.
    The actions of ISIS make me cry and make me want to throw up in horror, as I imagine is the same response of every rational person and every person who knows the true beauty of Islam. I am also horrified that so many people are forming a completely incorrect opinion about Islam due to the actions of these terrorists. I would suggest to everyone to read up on Islam, so we can all form our own opinions, instead of the merely absorbing the opinion of Graeme Wood and some Harvard “academics” who clearly lack that insight. A good and easy starting place is https://www.whyislam.org/

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    • joythebaker

      November 16, 2015 at 11:45 am

      I hear your words, Jennie. I don’t equate ISIS with Islam. They’re barbarians.

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      • Jennie

        November 17, 2015 at 5:40 am

        I’m very happy to hear that, but the take-away message of the article you posted seems to be that ISIS = Islam. Unfortunately, Mr. Wood’s type of rhetoric only leads to unnecessary and unjustified fear of innocent Muslims, which is by far the vast majority of Muslims. This leads extreme polarization. It leads to fear-driven ostracizing of and hate speech and hate crimes against innocent people. Muslims have a responsibility to learn about their own religion so that they are knowledgeable enough to confidently reject and fight against ISIS and not be swayed into a distorted mindset. On the same token, if non-Muslims are going to take a stand on the ISIS issue, they have a responsibility to educate themselves in an unbiased way so that they can form their own opinions and not be swayed by such articles.

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  6. Angela

    November 16, 2015 at 9:10 am

    Hi Joy! I love these posts, and I’ll happily take one on a Monday. :)

    Regarding the Atlantic/ISIS article, I think the following is a pretty important companion piece. I’m still learning about ISIS and trying to sort out what’s what, but this article makes what seem to be pretty salient criticisms of the Atlantic piece. Let’s all read both!

    https://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/02/18/3624121/atlantic-gets-dangerously-wrong-isis-islam/

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    • joythebaker

      November 16, 2015 at 9:17 am

      good deal. thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  7. lsproull232014

    November 16, 2015 at 5:25 am

    I’m more interested in the one about people living alone having terrible diets!! What??!??? I think it’s hard living with my husband who sits around pounding my kids Halloween candy all day. And of course stays slim and trim. So frustrating!

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  8. Trang Do

    November 16, 2015 at 3:25 am

    Love this post! Happy Monday!
    Xoxo,
    Love from http://www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}

    Reply

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