[F]or about thirty years I have been showing my respect for the established orthodoxy by skipping breakfast. Two cups of very strong French roast coffee will do nicely until the evening meal, and anyone who tells you otherwise either works for some multinational that stands to benefit from your inability to govern your appetite—Post, Quaker, Kellog’s—or is a moron of the first water.
Meanwhile, in case you’ve missed me, I’m still off in Gradschoolapplicationland. I should be back sometime in the next few weeks, by which time I’ll be well on my way to garnering the professional credentials to be just as crotchety about food in the a.m. as the Good Porcher.
But enough about me. Take a moment to savor your coffee this morning, or afternoon, or evening, or whatever time it is where you are. Let the warm, caffeinated aroma swirl in the air under your nose, and inhale. Take a sip. Appreciate the flavor. If you absolutely must, add a drop of cream or a sprinkling of sugar. But don’t overdo it. Coffee is more than just a vehicle for caffeine. It’s one of those pleasures in life worth splurging on.
Boegiboe asked me the other day why I permitted myself a caffeine addiction, even though it actually does handicap me on those mornings when I can’t get any coffee or tea. I wish I could have said it this well.Report
Ah, I read this just as I’m thinking it’s time to get up and make myself my second morning cup, which comes unusually late this morning. If only I could just walk up the street to get a good cup of Arabic-style coffee…Report
Coffee is a health food.Report
Ugh. If you must drink coffee, drink espresso. Get it over with and behind you as quickly as possible.
Coffee, like penance, is best having experienced it rather than experiencing it at length.Report
Jaybird, as a person who believes absolutely in the subjectivity of taste, I must say that you are objectively wrong. Either you have inferior taste buds or you have not received a proper gastronomical and tastalogical education. I fear that next you will criticize beer.Report
Jesus did not turn water into beer.Report
Oh no? Then how do you account for that well known expression of faith first said by a Pope, “Hops springs eternal”?Report
Jaybird,
Actually he didn’t turn water into anything except, eventually, warm piss. I hope you’re not suggesting we drink that?Report
And here I’ve been feeding my kids Cheerios and orange juice.Report