NEEDLING

This is the second morning that I do not make myself a cup of coffee. Not a single drop of coffee all day yesterday. The day before that, I had two cups to start the day, and none throughout the rest of the day. I did have a chai tea, which is loaded with caffeine. But none of that yesterday. I went to the coffee shop and had some herbal tea. I’ve had a head-ache since yesterday afternoon. Let me explain my usual coffee intake. I wake up early, make a pot of coffee. I have one of those small percolators which produces two large mugs of American drop coffee. I drink the entire pot while surfing the internet, reading various newspapers, checking out some of my favorite blogs, and so forth. I take my dog out for a walk and make it back home. By this time, I look at the clock, if I still have plenty of time before having to get to work, I put a second pot of coffee on, which drips while I'm in the shower. By the time I’m out of the shower, I have two more large mugs of coffee while I surf on the internet some more. Sometimes I have some food, most of the time I don’t, though these last few days I’ve been eating fruits and various berries for breakfast. I dress, get in my car, and on the way to work, I stop at one of my daily coffee shops where I buy a small coffee – no room for cream and no sugar, please – which I either drink on location or take in my car depending on what time it is. I arrive at the store, do whatever I do there, and usually take one or two coffee breaks throughout my shift. After I clock out, I come home and switch to either beer or wine or whisky. Almost two days without coffee. It’s a tough one.