What a lovely Sunday to live in! I hope this finds you happy, well, and still in your embarrassing pajama bottoms. I mean… I’m still wearing my Christmas pajamas too. No shame in my game.
Mardi Gras has been swirling around me and WHOA, just whoa. I’ve lived in New Orleans for one full year and boy do I have some wide eyes and words about it. I’ll share those soon.
This week the Internet has offered us some gems. These are them:
โข Bob Dylan has some really excellent and humbling words about what it means to be an artist and to live and breathe in that space. He’s wise. “These songs didn’t come out of thin air.”
โข It feels like civil rights is only as pressing as our current news cycle dictates. That’s a problem. The Public Life and Private Doubts of Al Sharpton.
โข The current state of public shaming. We have a problem, but then again… we’ve always had a problem. How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life
โข How The New York Times Works. You know… that old thing.
โข I wasn’t allowed to be a picky eater as a kid. Not an option. The Tyranny of Chicken Fingers
โข Worry is an important part of being a moral person. Anxiety reimagined.
Martha Stewart’s beauty routine. Saying “I don’t get clogged pores” is like saying “I don’t bloat”. Oh HUSH Martha. YES YOU DO!
โข If Stanley Tucci Were Your Boyfriend, “it would always be the second week of fall. The sun would never set before 8pm, but you would never sweat again.” Isn’t that the TRUTH! (We can also stop eating Cheetos in the shower, which is mostly a relief.)
โข Fired Sony Executive Amy Pascal thinks actors are “bottomless pits of need”, and also… magical.
โข Stop what you’re doing: Salami of the Month Club!
โข I’m reading: The Girl Who Fell From The Sky.
โข Ten Things You Should Know Before Getting Into a Relationship with Someone Who Loves Food. More salt, please.
โข Let’s do this blue.
โข Lastly, The New Yorker reviews Fifty Shades of Grey aka “the Downton Abby of bondage”.
I love you, I do. Have a most wonderful day!
xo Joy
28 Responses
Ahhh!! I see I’m not the only one crushing on your shoes in this post. What? Where? Pleease??
I loved the read about the kids being picky eaters. I’ve really noticed this lately, not because I’m a parent but an au pair – and the funny thing is I’m in France! The kids I watch are actually picky, and have very very simple taste that shocked me as an flavor-loving American expecting their palates to be more “French” … and they also LOVE to snack (but most of the time it’s true – only late afternoon). They are not offered alternative meals, but they might skip the main course and have cereal. Honestly, it’s not any different than how I was raised in the States (but this isn’t the case for all of the US or France). Still a very interesting read and great points brought up in how we should not cater to kids tastes, and have them develop a palate with more depth.
I really can’t disagree more with that “chicken fingers” article. It really bothers me the way that not liking foods is framed as a moral failing or “juvenile.” Children are people, and are allowed to have preferences and opinions just like adults. Kids have so little control over so much of their lives that the whole “don’t give them a choice” attitude seems unnecessarily draconian. I know that’s how I ended up miserably choking down a bowl of scrambled eggs until my mother came home and rescued me. Moreover, super-tasters are a real thing, plus some parents don’t know how to cook certain foods appealingly. And that’s not even getting into autism-spectrum issues with food textures. As long as kids are getting adequate nutrition, I really feel that trying to strip them of their right to make decisions and to say “no” does more harm than good.
Cassie, I think the writer was trying to make the point that some kids say no to too many things, perhaps without even trying new foods. I think it’s a good idea for kids to at least try new foods, just like adults should, and if they don’t like it, they don’t have to finish it. The writer wasn’t implying to force kids to clean their plates even if they don’t like it, and endorsed the French approach which the author wrote: “Parents and educators donโt make a big fuss when children refuse; they just take the dish away and try again another time”. I can easily see how kids saying no to foods can escalate into saying no to everything except chicken nuggets and fries, and put up a fit about it, which I certainly can’t agree with.
girl who fell from the sky is amazing! one of my favorite books, good choice! :)
Lovely post, you have such a positive vibe :) I can’t wait to hear about your tips for New Orleans – I’ve just booked a trip for Memorial Day will be visiting for the first time ever!
How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Saccoโs Life was so powerful! I’ve never read anything from that angle before.
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Great post! ;)
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Love these tips – I need baby oil asap!
What a great post! You have a great imagination. Seriously though, I want to ask you about your recipe for hamburger & hot dog buns. I have tried to make them twice & both times they did not rise for me & became bread crumbs. I live in Oregon & wonder if humidity had something to do with it. I followed your recipe exactly both times & was really disappointed both times. Any tips would be appreciated.
Also, I’ve made Challah, white bread & wheat bread most of which were successful, but not always.
Particularly good line-up of articles, Joy, thank you! That one on Chicken Fingers is my nieces to a T, although the little one does love salad.
Oh my god, I loved that review of 50 Shades- hilarious! Almost as hilarious as the laugh-out-loud cringeworthy lines in the movie.
xx
Kat
katromigblog.wordpress.com
These are cool but the video I sent you didn’t make it? Weird.
Love those gems!
Yea Bob Dylan, now that man is from my time. He and Joan Baez fascinated me. If you ever have time, listen to the one song I love SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE. Yes, I love everything blue,from jazz, flowers, colors in my kitchen and I truly feel if you look at me I have a soul that radiates the color blue. Hope that is a good thing, since that is my favorite color. On Mr. Tucci he is Italian that’s all that matters to me. Very nice, very talented. Well on that note have a good week. Paulette
We just went to see Alton Brown and he had a very funny story (of course!) about his daughter, the popular girls, and how he served them chicken fingers. He could have written the National Post article!
Gotta love Martha.
Very interesting NY Times article! And I love Martha.
Love love that article about chicken fingers. Kids these days will eat nuggets but they won’t eat chicken. It’s really sad. We definitely could learn some lessons from French food culture and education.
Reading about the process of the NY Times was really interesting to me… I love seeing how other people work!
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Love your shoes!! Where are they from?
Oh man, I love Bob Dylan so much! Great links.
Love your espadrilles!
Al Sharpton is a criminal I cant believe you recommend reading his crap. He lied about most of what was in that article. We now know that. How can you stand behind someone like that. If anything he is causing more hatred among races.
The Martha article made me chuckle but I still love her!
your article picks are always spot on. grabbing a cup of tea and get some reading done! happy sunday. :)
xo, cheyenne
* Rushes off to buy baby oil *
As I am also still wearing my kind of pyjama now I will lean back and enjoy reading what you recommend here :) Thanks and happy Sunday!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena http://www.dressedwithsoul.com