This morning I went to a meeting at 8 o'clock. Eight people were in attendance. Everyone brought a drink. The drinks included a Caribou coffee, a Holiday gas station coffee, a McDonalds coffee, a coffeepot coffee with lots of cream, a coffee from Starbucks, a Red Bull, a Monster Drink, and a bottle of ice water. I had the bottle of ice water. I felt left out of the caffeinated crowd. Was I as alert as the rest of the group? I felt alert. But could I be more alert? How would I know? Maybe I'd be wittier or more clever if I had some caffeine. Even when I drank caffeine regularly, I always started the day with four cups of water before my first can of pop. Coffee drinks are a clique that I never have and probably never will be a part of. I've tried. Coffee, to me, tastes like dirty, bitter water. I don't like the taste of coffee as I drink it and I don't like the taste it leaves in my mouth after I drink it. I don't like coffee flavored candy or coffee flavored ice cream. But I'd rather have my hands wrapped around a warm cup of coffee than a bottle of ice water on a cold day such as this.
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