Because I’m Generous
Posted: December 1, 2008 Filed under: James and the Giant Peach 2 CommentsHere’s the recipe for the world’s best banana muffins, so you can make your own. We end up with about 18 muffins that we might share, but usually just keep to ourselves!
Most Delicious Things To Eat Ever
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar, oil, and egg until creamy. Stir in bananas. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into muffin tins (I use cupcake papers because it’s easier to clean afterwards) and bake 30-40 minutes.
Then partake, enjoy, and buy more bananas to make another batch.
P.S. Yes, I know, if I were actually generous I would give you the muffins instead of just the recipe. But it’s a start.
The Kite Runner
Posted: November 28, 2008 Filed under: Book of Sand 2 Comments
by Khaled Hosseini
You’ve all been anxiously waiting to hear what I thought, haven’t you? Well…I’m kind of undecided.
By the end of the first paragraph I was telling the Romgi that this was a really well-written book. On the whole, I love books that catch my attention so quickly, whether with the plot or the writing. By the end of the first chapter, I was hooked. The story was fascinating.
So why am I undecided? Good question. It isn’t because of the uncomfortable (and heartbreaking) much-talked-about rape scene. It isn’t because of the backdrop of Afghanistan politics and wartime. I’m not exactly sure what it’s from…when I finished reading I felt some emotion that seemed to be a combination of (but not the same as) depression, heartache, sadness, loneliness, sickness…I’ve been reading A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier at the same time, and maybe it just gave me too negative of a view of humanity.
I think that’s it — how am I supposed to save the world when the world is like The Kite Runner?
Still, despite that, I’d recommend it. Like I said, I’m torn!
Is this a svithe?
Posted: November 25, 2008 Filed under: Pilgrim's Progress 2 CommentsL. Tom Perry, “Let Him Do it With Simplicity”
Henry B. Eyring, “Remembrance and Gratitude”
In Relief Society this Sunday we covered two talks from the most recent General Conference, only one of which I’ll mention here. It was Elder Perry’s talk about simplifying our lives. He discussed Thoreau’s time spent at Walden Pond and subsequent conclusion that we have only four basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, and fuel. Elder Perry pointed out that by focusing on these four needs we can relieve stress in our lives, since they are so basic and many of us are abundantly blessed with them.
I wanted to tie that in with part of Elder Eyring’s talk from 1989, where he stated that learning “how to control our wants” will in turn “increase our gratitude and generosity.” He gave the example of the small town of Orderville, Utah, which was established mainly by refugees from a nearby town that was destroyed. The refugees had nothing when they came to Orderville, so any prosperity they experienced ought to be enormous in comparison with their humble beginnings – yet the town members seldom seemed satisfied with what they had, even during times of great wealth. Elder Eyring said, “We so easily forget that we came into life with nothing.”
Very true – we came with nothing, and we require so little, but most of us have material and spiritual blessings far beyond what we really need (or maybe deserve). Instead of complaining about what we lack, this week in particular we should realize that we’ve been given infinitely more than the basic necessities. It really does seem like a time to give thanks.
(A svithe, through Sposita through Thmazing who has a site called The Weekly Svithe, is nicely defined at The Weekly Svithe. Check it out on the right-hand menu.)
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