Streaking

It can't be disputed. I am definitely starting to get a gray streak in my left temple. These sneaky little hairs are coming in faster than I can pull them out. Besides, everyone says not to pull your gray hair out. Reasons behind this range from bad luck, to the hair will grow in coarser, to just the idea that gray hair is cool.

I think a little bit of gray can look really sexy on a guy. I think somewhere in the back of my head I associate it with maturity.

I like the idea of gray hair less on me than on guys. Partially it's because I don't think I ever believed it would happen to me. My mother and sister started getting gray hair in their early twenties. I have to admit I have taken more than a little pride in the fact that it hadn't happened to me. I pretended I wasn't aging.

I decided to take advantage of an upcoming hair appointment to find out what my options were for dealing with the gray.
I was completely shocked when the stylist recommended changing my hair color as part of the process. Apparently my natural hair color washes me out.

I actually really like the color of my hair. And call me crazy, but I think it matches my skin just fine. I'm sticking with my natural color for the time being, including those five gray hairs coming in on my left temple.

Masculine Food

For some reason, the term "masculine food" popped into my head today. Maybe it was the Super Bowl. Who knows?

Generally speaking, masculine food requires very little preparation. It’s unhealthy and beer is always the perfect accompaniment to it. The following foods can be grouped into that category: chips, corndogs, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, ribs, and Vienna sausages.

Masculine food is generally meat based, which is why barbecuing is typically done by men. Actually, this a great way to teach a man to cook. I got an old boyfriend The Barbecue Bible for Christmas one year and it changed his life. He went from only knowing how to make deviled eggs to becoming a really accomplished cook, and made a successful transition from the grill to the kitchen.

Anyway, after awhile I started to wonder if I was clever enough to have coined the phrase masculine food or if someone had beaten me. I nosed around online and learned that of course the term was already in existance. I also learned that Playboy used to have an article featuring masculine foods in almost every issue from the 1950’s to the early 1970’s. Thomas Mario, who often wrote this column, considered the oyster to be a really masculine food.

I can imagine bachelors of the past wearing smoking jackets and eating oysters. I really doubt today’s bachelors sit around at home alone eating oysters. I’d like them more if they did.


Bon Appetit_