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A day without coffee is like a day without sunshine
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
12/10/2007 5:56 AM |
Almost every day at work, I fix myself a mug of instant coffee, and as my career slowly fades into the sunset, so the contents of that big jar of Folger’s Instant are slowly fading away, too.
I started drinking coffee at my desk several years ago, when the coffee vending machine in our company snack room was removed.
This, as I recall, is the third jar of instant coffee I’ve bought since the machine was removed. I’m a coffee lover from way back, having imbibed the stuff since I was a child of 8 or 10 or so. Back then, I used to drink it with cream and sugar – maybe I should say cream and LOTS of sugar – but I abandoned the cream and sugar decades ago and now just drink it black.
Coffee is supposed to be a stimulant, but it just doesn’t seem to work that way on my body, for some odd reason. Actually, I wish it did, because sitting in front of a computer monitor all day long makes the old eyelids start feeling pretty heavy at times. When I feel like I need a little boost to keep me awake, I prepare a mug of coffee. It rarely has the effect I wish it did. I have told others many times that I could drink an entire pot of coffee, then lay down and sleep like a baby. And it’s true, I can.
I remember telling someone that story years ago, only to be told that if I ever switched to decaf for awhile, then went back on the high octane stuff, then I would notice a difference for sure. So, as it turned out, at one point I actually did switch over to decaf for about a two-year period before giving up on it, and returning to real coffee. When I did, the thought that old conversation had planted into my mind rose to the surface, and I wondered if real coffee would now act as a stimulant for me.
After several weeks, I came to the conclusion that it did not. It was no more a stimulant than it had ever been. ‘Tis a pity, we all could use a bit of a boost from time to time.
Well, looking at the bright side of the story, I suppose coffee is a lot cheaper, as well as a lot healthier for me than sleeping pills would be! |
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Re: A day without coffee is like a day without sunshine |
By Tommy F Thompson on
12/10/2007 7:02 AM |
| Emory,<br>Or you could listen to an old Bill Clinton or George W. Speech. Those always used to put me to sleep. Personally, I prefer the coffee. |
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