stinky cheese

I like cheese strong enough to make cats faint and grown men cry

Not to eat though - I just enjoy lobbing it into a room full of cats and grown men.

At Whole Foods at the cheese counter, they have a basket with all the cheese 'pieces', those little bits they end up with after cutting the larger blocks. Kind of like sampler pieces and they go for a buck or so. It's a great way to try new cheeses without committing to a $7 hunk.

That would be great!

Since I was a teenager I've gotten selections of cheeses every year for Christmas. I nurse it along carefully to avoid finishing it off too fast. I just has some of last Christmas' cheese for lunch.

That's one of my favorite parts of all these talks and presentations and such that I'm asked to shoot: there's usually a reception following and once I'm done shooting the crowd, my reward is a plate full of cheese (and other nibbles) and a glass of wine. They always have some new , different cheese with all the regulars.

Cheese really is crack. Study reveals cheese is as addictive as drugs

For years you've been telling your friends, family, co-workers and anyone who will listen that you're addicted to cheese. It's a part of every meal or snack, and you think about it constantly. According to a new study from the University of Michigan, cheese crack is a real thing. And so is your addiction.

The study, published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, examines why certain foods are more addictive than others. Researchers identified addictive foods from about 500 students who completed the Yale Food Addiction Scale, designed to measure if someone has a food addiction.

Pizza, unsurprisingly, came out on top of the most addictive food list. Besides being a basic food group for kids, college students and adults, there's a scientific reason we all love pizza, and it has to do with the cheese.

The study found certain foods are addictive because of the way they are processed. The more processed and fatty the food, the more it was associated with addictive eating behaviors.

Cheese happens to be especially addictive because of an ingredient called casein, a protein found in all milk products. During digestion, casein releases opiates called casomorphins.

"[Casomorphins] really play with the dopamine receptors and trigger that addictive element," registered dietitian Cameron Wells told Mic.

So there you have it. Your cheese addiction has been validated by science. This may be better than that time science said your addiction to Oreos is real. Just maybe.