Outburst

I had a rather thought provoking lunch today. Despite the fact that I was eating by myself and mostly wondering
inside my head, I filled up an entire page of thoughts and questions while eating my salad

The following are the collection of my thoughts:

Is there something difficult to understand about "12:30-3:20"? For some reason unknown to me, no one can make it to class by the scheduled time. Maybe its time for a second chapter of "reasons you shouldn't be in college"? On a similar note, this is biology lab, not "listening to my iPhone so loud that my entire table can hear it." If I hear another person's iPod/phone/touch/mp3/mp4 etc at full blast in the middle of class, I will go off my already unstable rocker!

On a slightly more stable subject (for me, anyway), I'm going to take a bite out of vegetarianism. I don't support killing young animals for any purpose. Instead, I believe we should consume animals that have died of natural causes. For example, if my truck hits a deer that I couldn't avoid without putting myself at undue risk, I would consider that deer to have a died of (semi)natural causes. Enter venison burgers and deer jerky.

     In a more serious view of the subject, is it really possible to be truly vegetarian or (god forbid) vegan? Unless you have the budget to support a diet consisting of absolutely nothing other than USDA certified organic foods, there was probably animal product involved in [the non-certified] food's production.
     As I write this, I am eating a salad. Spinach leaves; romaine, red, and green leaf lettuce, croutons, olives, mushrooms, bacon bits, ranch dressing, and some parmesian cheese. Have you ever critically considered the role of animals in the production of these foods? Which of these foods is more likely to be completely animal-free in its commercial production and usage? Is there any foolproof way to isolate animals and vegetables from one another, especially considering their quintessence in the human diet?
      I eat as much meat as the next person, and am borderline phobic of not having my meat every day. To my vegetarian friends (I don't know any vegans), perhaps the purpose of vegetarianism should be aimed away from completely eliminating meat and animal product from your diet. A much healthier and more realistic mission is acting as a protagonist for more humane treatment of animals and their usage as a source of food. This is a much more suggestible approach to large corporations who outsource meat production than trying to completely eliminate animal consumption.
*To be noted, the bacon bits in my salad were artificial, composed of hardened soy flour*