From C to B
It’s a rare occasion that requires a number of factors to be in perfect alingment, but it does happen. The days of going from Coffee to Beer.
It requires staying up so late the night before — in this case 5:00am — in order to sleep in late enough to justify a late afternoon “morning” coffee. I had my morning coffee at around 3:00pm — I’ll refrain from divulging the time I got up.
But then, there has to be some event that would allow someone to have a beer in the late afternoon of a Sunday.. in this case the superbowl.
After getting up, having my coffee, I straightened the house, did my dishes, went grocery shopping, etc.. I then finished my second cup of coffee, and sat down to watch some pre-game with a beer.
It’s a rare set of circumstances, and when it happens it feels so wrong. But today, it just seems right.
– While I’m on the subject of Superbowl Sunday rareties, another one is honey-roasted peanuts. I refrain from buying a lot of junk food — especially peanuts/cashews that are loaded with salt, sugar and honey. But, there’s something about the Superbowl. There’s nothing like these gems on a day when two teams of giants square off in a battle for the best of the NFL. Must have something to do with my youth.
Maman
Super Bowl Sunday meant hot pastrami or cornbeef sandwiches with Dad, the Hanker and Uncle Les… remember???
February 6th, 2006 at 9:50 pmCool Jesus
There was a great chilled coffee-flavored drink that the Curry Student Center used to sell back in the day. I can’t remember what it was called (maybe the Captain knows), but I would get one or two almost every day because it was loaded with caffeine. One day during sophomore year, I decided to drink some of those, a shot of espresso or two, and a coffee and then switch immediately to beer with Larby, Jeremul, Matty Ballgame, DJ Cornbread, et al. My scientific mind wanted to know how my body and mind would react to stimulants for half the day and depressants for the second half. I don’t think it helped me stay up any later and I don’t think it gave me any more energy. It just kind of created a general feeling of unease, but it was fun.
February 7th, 2006 at 9:16 am