THE COFFEE MONSTER

It is not I.  Why I don't know.  I used to think it might be because I drank so many sodas during the day and evening that I got my allotted caffeine, but there are days that go by without my taking in any soft drinks at all.

What I'm saying is that with coffee, I can take it or leave it.  No effect either way that I can discern.  I think that's pretty unusual, but hey.

I've been around a lot of coffee drinkers and I know how important that wake up call is for many.  For others, they drink it all day.  Some of my friends don't care if it's cold or not.  And I'm not even referring to latte or cappuccino lovers.

But stillness.  Warmth. Rocking motion.  Boredom.  Those all get me.  A combination can be lethal to me as it was last week in a Sunday School class.  Fortunately my wife punched me to jolt me back to consciousness or embarrassment could have occurred. 

I'd like to say that was a rare occurrence, but then I wouldn't be straight forward with you.  Or as observed by our 10-year old grandson on our Summer tour, much of it by bus in Ireland, "G-Dad sleeps about half the day."

Maybe, just maybe I was in dire need of Irish coffee.