For many of us, it’s the only fuel good enough for our human engine in the morning.
It fights back the hangover monster with a vengeance.
It helps us forget the night before; when we got together with Sheila from payroll, drank all her uncle’s homemade wine that tasted like antifreeze, and woke up on a bus full of circus people. In Cleveland.
It keeps us sharp.
It keeps us awake.
It’s the greatest beverage ever created by mammals with opposable thumbs.
#2: Java.
Wait… What the hell am I doing?
I hate coffee!
Never mind…
See you in the lobby, kids…
You've Been Hooked! 
I love coffee. I can’t do full-strength because it makes me jittery and EXTREMELY talkative. Current potion is 50/50, but I will drink decaf all day in the winter if the fancy strikes me (and it’s -7 outside)… because I love the taste of it.
However, I differ on the “greatest beverage” ever. I think Margaritas are.
And vodka.
And wine too.
You’re a complicated woman, Tara…
But I love it.
OMG, I think Tara is my twin…from the 50/50 Java and description of the impact of full strength, to the love of margaritas, vodka…and of course, wine. 😉
AHHHH!
Something vexes thee?
Nope,that’s just the sound I make when that first morning coffee passes my lips and heads down into the engine of my soul. 😀
Cool.
I don’t drink it any more, but I still love the way it smells. I found out that I was slightly allergic to it when I got my first restaurant job and had access to as much of it as I wanted. It gave me a skin rash on my arms that only went away when I stopped drinking it. Too bad, I even like the way it tastes…
You poor man. The love of coffee is nearest to heaven. I’ll keep you in my java wishes.
You’re a true pal, John.
🙂
I love the way it smells, but I don’t drink it. I’ve never acquired a taste for it. 🙂
I hear you, young lady…
When I saw that title, I thought perhaps you’d had a plumbers’ convention. 😆
Funny thing, people are amazed when they find out I don’t drink coffee. Never acquired the taste. Don’t like Tierra mi us for that reason. Tastes like coffee. Oh well, some people don’t like beer…
I didn’t drink coffee until I started traveling for work….and getting stuck in airports. Not much for any food there, but a good coffee. Makes airport chaos more tolerable.
Mostly water when not traveling, though.