There was a nice little rainstorm this afternoon, complete with a dash of thunder. I quite enjoyed it, while my dog, however, did not. Titan is not a fan of thunder, or of rain. He actually refuses to go out if the ground is even the slightest bit damp. Silly dog. :-P
I am also a self-proclaimed chocoholic. Once again, it is a day where everything I have consumed so far has contained chocolate in one form or another. Breakfast: chocolate chocolate-chip muffin (Ghirardelli, none the less), and some milk (not chocolate, oddly enough). Lunch: Cocoa Puffs, a chocolate brownie from the Jewels bakery (which I missed more than I would have thought while I was away at college...they do have a good bakery, and U of I doesn't have a Jewel :-( ), and some coffee, which was a mix of several different ground coffees, including Godiva. Perhaps I should have something without chocolate for dinner? Or continue the trend? lol
Speaking of dinner, I saw some awesome sounding gnocchi recipies on the Food Network today. I'm constantly printing off recipies from their website. I should really put them into a book so that I know what I have. There are also a number of recipies that my mom has that I'd like to acquire. I was never this interested in cooking. Not sure what happened over the past few years, but now I actually enjoy it.
Last point of the day. I just read a newspaper article about banning books from high school reading lists, due to some of the content of the books. I agree that many books that high-schoolers are required to read do contain sensitive issues or graphic descriptions and language. But do we really need to ban them? I read some of the books on the list when I was in high school and I don't see any harm done. I think it's important to realize that not everything in the world is perfect and pretty and easy, and literature is a medium that shows that effectively. I don't think we need to discount the validity of a book just because of a few scenes that the reader may cringe at. Books are supposed to make us think. We are supposed to have a reaction to them. And isn't that what high school lit classes are about? If a book is meant to show aspects of real life, it is bound to have some unpleasantness in it, and that's something that we just have to live with. Besides, one can always read a cheerier book afterwards to lift their spirits. Happy books exist too.
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Especially true when you consider the fact that even high school-aged freshmen are rapidly approaching the age considered to be the first milestone of adulthood: 18. We don't pretend to have stipulations on what adults can or cannot read. And if books were considered worth of literary consideration at one point (I am asuuming they were considered so when they were added to the book list in the first place), then I doubt the books can be lurid enough to warrant banning.
By the way, where was the article? And where are the schools that are considering this ban? Perhaps you have a link to the article?
Annie, you are sick. Sick.
in regards to the chocohalicness, that is. :-)
Yeah banning books just sucks. Your boy Harry Potter is super banned by lots of crazies. As is my girl Toni Morrison. Screw the haters, i say. Wow this was a weird comment, i am ready to pass out.
this is kate.
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