June 18, 2007

• Monday Memories

  I don't have much time to write today, but I am going to remember my first experience to my last experience of drinking coffee.

  I remember my family going to Yosemite Nat'l Park to "camp" which consisted of a small cabin with 2 double beds, a light bulb on a wire dangling from the ceiling, and a community restroom you had to walk to (better than none at all) when you had to go.  In the morning, it was so cold and I absolutely couldn't warm up.  I must have been about 10 years old.  My dad had his old WWII looking thermos filled with black coffee and he offered me a cup to get something warm in me.  It was the worst stuff I'd ever tasted.  Just like dirt!  I could barely get it past my teeth.

  Next experience was when I was a bit older (maybe 13 years old) and did a lot of late night rehearsals at a professional theater.  There was a snack room with the four "important" basic machines:  a junk food machine, a cigarette machine, a soda pop machine, and a coffee & hot chocolate machine.  I soon found that coffee was far superior to drinking hot chocolate when I needed to stay awake and alert.  I began to acquire a taste for coffee from machines.

  When I was around 16 years old, I found that coffee (made correctly) was actually very pleasant, although I never drank it unless I went out to eat or was at a friend's house.  Maybe I was too rushed in the mornings to stop and drink a cup - after all, I didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

  Finally, through my adult years, I came to depend on and enjoy coffee.  The caffeine never bothered me until I was older, as far as keeping me awake at night.  That happened when I was in my late-30's.  By that point, even Pepsi and tea kept me awake if I drank it after 6pm.

  In the past ten years, I've tried Starbucks and the fancy coffee at Barnes & Noble.  I've found coffee could be a "treat" - as well as very, VERY expensive!

  My last coffee experience was with Tully's brand from Seattle.  Jesse brought back some after his trip last month to Tacoma/Seattle.  Colombian is the only brand I've tried and theirs is out of this world.  Not cheap for a pound, but still much cheaper than a cup from the local Starbucks drive through!

  I've had to cut back on how much I drink (severe insomnia) and I have to be careful about WHEN I drink it.  That being the case, I want what I DO drink to be the very best flavor (in my old age) because I deserve it!

  Do I sound like a spokesperson for Tully's???!!!!

   

   

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