The real truth is, I’ve just eaten far more cookies than I need and I’m sitting on the couch watching what is commonly known as the BEST episode of The Office EVER: Dinner Party – Season 4, Episode 9. It’s some of the best television there is and ever was, proving to be just the right distraction for the ridiculous, shithole of a news week we’ve had. We get to use that word freely now. We can just bandy it about carelessly and thoughtlessly. If anyone calls you on it, just lie. It works all the time.
Below you’ll find some less intolerable news because despite the mess we’re in right now, most of us are still doing, making, persevering, and fighting for what is true, just, beautiful, and kind.
Above: The Marigny Opera House, New Orleans.
Deep breath and here we are:
• Geraldine DeRuiter was brave enough to make Mario Batali’s apology Pizza Cinnamon Rolls and we owe her a great thanks.
• My absolute favorite radio interviewer is Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. She’s as curious and thoughtful as we need a question-asker to be. Here, the tables have turned: In Conversation with Terry Gross. One of my very favorite Terry Gross interviews is with Maurice Sendak. Deep. Get into it.
• The heart of the matter: Why Am I So Lazy?
• Facebook is changing our world again: The Comment Is The New Share.
• Trendy: How Death Got Cool. Ok so we’re training mushrooms now.
• I tried to get Tron into this video of the World’s Smallest Wild Cat, he pretended not to be into it but I know he was. Ps. Torn is my GIANT orange cat, if you didn’t know.
• Why Nursing Is a Job of the Future For Men. I really appreciated Justin Kuunifaa’s approach. Caregiver. Generous with dignified care.
Also it’s pretty *eyeroll* that these dudes are like *shrug emoji* ‘everyone mistakes me for a doctor’. Ok… sirs. You’re getting paid more than your female counterparts please stop with the crocodile tears about gender narratives and how revolutionary you feel taking care of another human.
• Seems urgent: we’re exercising our faces now.
• We’re so weird about time and mortality: You’re Most Likely To Do Something Extreme Right Before You Turn 30… or 40, or 50. Think of it this way: our whole life is a series of “when” decisions.
• Toasted Oat and Coconut Muesli for something hearty to eat all week long. Again…. ‘when’ decisions.
• This week at The Bakehouse we had a pasta making workshop making this simple fresh pasta recipe from The Kitchn! We’ve got more Spring classes hitting the schedule soon! Follow @thebakehousenola to stay up to date! (It really is so fun!)
• Made these BEAUTIES this week: Overnight Beignets with Strawberry Powdered Sugar. A combination from Over Easy and A Cozy Kitchen.
• My friend Maggie is so generous with herself and her journey very inspiring: What I Eat.
I think you’re great! Enjoy your day.
xo Joy
Chelsea
Thank you SO much for the link to the DeRuiter post; that was perfect. When I saw his “apology” with recipe my eyes rolled so far back I think I saw my brainstem.
Jana R.
I’m always so glad to read your posts and so grateful that you are as disgusted by recent events as I am. AND, you’re one heck of a baker too!!! Keep up the good work!
Allison Crerand
Thank you for including the article about laziness! I cannot believe how much it sounds like me — I feel like the only explanation for that is that I must have unknowingly written the letter (maybe I’m a sleep-writer??? Is that a thing???).
I love your Sunday posts — they keep me going when I read them on Mondays :)
Monica
Strawberry powdered sugar. I don’t even know what to say about it. That is the most amazing sounding thing I think I’ve ever heard.
Elizabeth
Eek! My favorite Terry Gross interview is with Maurice Sendak, too!! It’s a real tear-jerker. <3
Debbie G
I have been a nurse for 37+ years (& hope to be for many more). I am honored to be in this profession & do not look at my peers for their gender. They are my support no matter male or female.I welcome anyone who has the guts to do what we do, and the compassion that is needed to make the experience as good as it can be for our patients. This is not about being a male or female, it is about our patients. Our work is very challenging both physically & mentally…we hold the lives of someone you love in our hands…that is really all that matters.
homeia
Love waking up to this on Sundays!
Kate
Dear Joy! You bring much-needed joy and humor to my week first-thing Sunday mornings. Thank you for curating such an interesting aray of articles that keep me grounded and inspired and hopeful all at once. Hugs to you from the frozen tundra (aka MN). XO
Terry Covington
Thank you, Joy, for your humor, balance, and sharing really great stories you find. Today I found 3 that I read in detail and, of course, the internet being the inter-net, serendipitously found two others along the way. These Sunday posts are always worthwhile and lead me down new ways of thinking and/or thoughtful ways of viewing our world.
Jeanne
The Maurice Sendak interviews with Terry Gross are A-mazing. I think there are three total over the years.. He rarely gave interviews but he loved Terry so did them even though he was elderly and not feeling well. His last one brought me to tears; it was so moving and wise. Thank you for bringing this to our attention again.
Love this week’s list (as always) and congratulations on ten wonderful years!!!i
Kate
I so agree! Hearing Maurice Sendak speak and share his wisdom is amazing. ??
Cris
I have been reading these posts since the beginning and I just want to say Thank You! I look forward to this post every Sunday and I always find something insightful in your links. Keep ’em coming!