Antti
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I learned to drink coffee as a little kid, I don't think I was ten years old yet. With my frequent visits to my grandmother, I learned to drink it black, as I preferred the smooth texture, if you catch my drift. As a child and teenager, the times for coffee were well regulated, like a cup or two every two hours, up until late night. It's just the way around here.
Strangely enough, the older I've become, which luckily isn't that old yet, I've grown to drink less and less of coffee. I rarely brew a pot for myself. If I visit someone, I always drink a couple of cups of coffee. If I take my car to a mechanic, I drink coffee. I typically drink coffee almost always whenever it's available. But I don't make it for myself. My wife rarely brews any either, so I rarely drink it at home. I enjoy the taste and drinking the coffee is a nice ritual, but it's nothing I really long for.
Coffee, in normal amounts, is a mild stimulant to me. Of course, drinking a pot while eating a cake is sure to give me a bit of a high both in caffeine and sugar. But I haven't ever found any major effects from coffee, like keeping me awake better, for better or for worse. I don't get easier through a graveyard shift with coffee, but I can go to sleep well after some cups. I've tried drinking coffee or taking some caffeine pills before a workout if I've been really tired. The effect is modest at best.
I suppose all that makes me an oddball. But I'm happy with how it goes. Even if I don't get big benefits from coffee, I don't get headaches when I'm without it.
Strangely enough, the older I've become, which luckily isn't that old yet, I've grown to drink less and less of coffee. I rarely brew a pot for myself. If I visit someone, I always drink a couple of cups of coffee. If I take my car to a mechanic, I drink coffee. I typically drink coffee almost always whenever it's available. But I don't make it for myself. My wife rarely brews any either, so I rarely drink it at home. I enjoy the taste and drinking the coffee is a nice ritual, but it's nothing I really long for.
Coffee, in normal amounts, is a mild stimulant to me. Of course, drinking a pot while eating a cake is sure to give me a bit of a high both in caffeine and sugar. But I haven't ever found any major effects from coffee, like keeping me awake better, for better or for worse. I don't get easier through a graveyard shift with coffee, but I can go to sleep well after some cups. I've tried drinking coffee or taking some caffeine pills before a workout if I've been really tired. The effect is modest at best.
I suppose all that makes me an oddball. But I'm happy with how it goes. Even if I don't get big benefits from coffee, I don't get headaches when I'm without it.