Decaf is to Coffee…
…as handshaking is to French Kissing. This has always been my philosophy.
About a month ago, I went to see my (new) doctor for my first physical in over 10 years. Actually, it was only a pre-physical interview… tommorow I have the real thing. One of the complaints I mentioned to him is poor sleeping. I fall asleep easily, but I wake up alot during the night. I mentioned making multiple trips to the bathroom during the night as well. And then he asked about caffiene.
He seemed to feel my 4-6 cups of coffee a day were excessive. Even though they were mostly pre-noon, and all pre-dinner. He insisted I cut back, to see how it affected my sleeping (also, no drinks for a few hours before bed. I feel like I’m 7).
I’ve been a good boy though… down to 2 (sometimes 3 cups a day, and i’ve been having some decaf at nite. I’ve heard that the key to good decaf is buying top-of-the-line beans; because decaffination uses water (like brewing), only a high quality bean will retain enough flavour compounds afterwards to make good coffee. So I bought some Starbucks House Blend Decaf. It actually tastes like real (good) coffe, but I can tell the good stuff is missing.
So decaf is no longer a handshake, but a hug isn’t much better.
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