No one knows this, but from time to time I quit caffeine. I go through the BOMB ERROR 11 of my system, the hammering headaches, and the ingestion of massive volumes of herbal tea. I'm off it for a bit. Then a little time goes by, a little decaf is had on the road or after some dinner, a sip of diet coke is enjoyed here, a shot of Red Bull there, and before you know it, I'm Type A again.
I don't know why I quit caffeine---I think it's because I don't like being addicted to anything---caffeine---people---thoughts---food---a jacket. From time to time, addictions must be smashed, so the mind says.
Right now, I am fully and totally addicted, and oh, my Goodness, loving it.
I have hazelnut coffee in the morning, extra sweet with soy milk, the cow milk being the supposed kind that contributes to my current faucet of face---spring allergies. So I lay off the dairy.
This cup is the first thing of joy in my day. The whole ritual of it, and I have a ritual---just so---the Max Cup.
First, I close the bedroom door all the way so Mrs. Max doesn't hear the various beeps and timers and bustle.
I rinse the coffee pot in hot water.
I use filtered water in the coffee maker---dropping enough in to make about 3 cups.
I dump a truckload of ground, brown gold into the filter. I don't measure. I just put enough to get me high high high.
I flick the "on" switch.
While that's going, I put a big mug full of water in the microwave for about a minute. When the timer goes off, I dump out the water, replacing it with the milk, which gets heated for 40 seconds.
The coffeemaker has a timer, and it dings when the coffee's done.
The coffee gets dumped into the milk, and if the whole thing isn't extremely hot, it gets nuked for 20 or so seconds.
While all this is happening, I drink a big glass of ice water. I have this notion, and I forget where I got it, that you shouldn't subject your stomach and kidneys to coffee, bam, first thing. Eat or drink something first if you can.
I retire to the living room, fix, and bliss out.
As I said before, oh, my goodness. It's alive...it's alive...it's alive, it's ALIVE!!!!!
Feel free to add your own ode to the evil bean, here.
Is it Diet Coke for you?
Coffee?
Tea?
Nothing? Can take it or leave it?
This is meant to be funny---
but if anyone wants to take over our country, they need not use explosives---just take away our caffeine.
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http://themaxes.blogspot.com
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I don't know why I quit caffeine---I think it's because I don't like being addicted to anything---caffeine---people---thoughts---food---a jacket. From time to time, addictions must be smashed, so the mind says.
Right now, I am fully and totally addicted, and oh, my Goodness, loving it.
I have hazelnut coffee in the morning, extra sweet with soy milk, the cow milk being the supposed kind that contributes to my current faucet of face---spring allergies. So I lay off the dairy.
This cup is the first thing of joy in my day. The whole ritual of it, and I have a ritual---just so---the Max Cup.
First, I close the bedroom door all the way so Mrs. Max doesn't hear the various beeps and timers and bustle.
I rinse the coffee pot in hot water.
I use filtered water in the coffee maker---dropping enough in to make about 3 cups.
I dump a truckload of ground, brown gold into the filter. I don't measure. I just put enough to get me high high high.
I flick the "on" switch.
While that's going, I put a big mug full of water in the microwave for about a minute. When the timer goes off, I dump out the water, replacing it with the milk, which gets heated for 40 seconds.
The coffeemaker has a timer, and it dings when the coffee's done.
The coffee gets dumped into the milk, and if the whole thing isn't extremely hot, it gets nuked for 20 or so seconds.
While all this is happening, I drink a big glass of ice water. I have this notion, and I forget where I got it, that you shouldn't subject your stomach and kidneys to coffee, bam, first thing. Eat or drink something first if you can.
I retire to the living room, fix, and bliss out.
As I said before, oh, my goodness. It's alive...it's alive...it's alive, it's ALIVE!!!!!
Feel free to add your own ode to the evil bean, here.
Is it Diet Coke for you?
Coffee?
Tea?
Nothing? Can take it or leave it?
This is meant to be funny---
but if anyone wants to take over our country, they need not use explosives---just take away our caffeine.
***************************************
http://themaxes.blogspot.com
View attachment cup--greek.jpg
