I'm 28 and have 5 times as much gray hair as my 35 year old SO. I've had grays since I was 18... I'm convinced I'll have all-white hair by 35. But then I can dye it purple. I couldn't when I was younger, because my black hair wouldn't bleach light enough.

I think a good many people are well aware of what's in sausage these days. The local/sustainable foods movement includes using many different animal parts, and many people are getting into sausage making.

I sometimes feel this way but find it's maladaptive for me to act on it. I get stressed out about minor chaos - unread mail, undone dishes, unswept floors. But those things are constantly accumulating - there will always be a few of them, especially since I go to grad school and work and don't have a stay-at-home…

There are only 3 restaurants within lunch distance of my workplace - Chipotle, Noodles and Co, and Panera Bread. I generally want to avoid committing carbicide. But sometimes I'm too busy to remember lunch, or sometimes my coworkers or I want to eat out. There are only so many riceless Chipotle burrito bowls one can…