Okay, this was 2 minutes with a book (Mastering Sauces by Susan Volland), and then Donald was out of class!
What I got was that it has a large array of recipes, a lot of instruction on techniques, and not nearly enough photos of food. Also, I am hungry.
Conclusion: I want to pick this up again and try some different recipes. I’d write more, but Donald is waiting and I have the car keys. See you soon!
Since I’m frequently at the library after work, waiting for Donald to finish class, I came up with a challenge for myself:
I will read a book for 10 minutes, then give myself 5 minutes to write a “first impression.” I think this should be fun!
I choose two books for today’s challenge:
3… 2… 1… GO!
Okay…. So, huge caveat – I literally, just skimmed through and read paragraphs here and there in different chapters. A lot of what I read were first- or second-hand accounts of women being sexually abused/manipulated by clergy (among many other issues in the vein of feminism vs. traditional Catholic teaching). She is pointing out all that is wrong and how some people are working towards reform.
TRUE, there is sexual sin and abuse found in the Catholic church. Among its members and those in positions of authority. And that is awful and not to be tolerated.
However, I think that the author fails to adequately explain and explore what the Catholic church actually teaches regarding sex and sexuality and the reasons why the Church is not conducive to the types of reform she envisions (E.g. Allowing women to be priests, etc.).
Conclusion: It is interesting, and compelling writing; however, it does not have a balanced approach to the issues at hand and is a poor representation of what the Church really professes and believes, so I do not think that I would like to continue reading this book.
Paroxysm of Giggles / Critical Mass 