Comments on: The Death of Coffee

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:11:31 +0000

Pax, that's about how I felt when I went off the caffeine. It hurt…I felt like going all Charleton Heston, too.

By: Pax Romano

Pax Romano — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:14:22 +0000

You can have my coffee cup when you pry it out of my cold dead hands!

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:33:03 +0000

Pinky Bear, you and me both. I'm holding them down with chocolate cake!

By: Pinky Bear

Pinky Bear — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:55:59 +0000

God. Giving up caffeine is tough. Too tough. I would kill someone. Anyone. I need it for there to be peace.

I figure there is about 3 thin people inside of me.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:22:21 +0000

Rich, some day, when I'm old and worn out and don't care anymore, I'm going to test drive caffeinated coffee with half-and-half plus a spoonful of real sugar. I'm going to look forward to that day. Meanwhile…I'll try tea for a while…lets see what happens. I fell like I'm giving up one thing at a time. Death of a thousand cuts.

By: Rich Mennenoh

Rich Mennenoh — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:09:49 +0000

Funny, I switched to tea many years ago, but I weakened this year and went back to having a couple of cups in the morning. You speak the truth, fully caffeinated + sugar and milk does = pure joy.

Good Luck

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:37:04 +0000

Yeah, Merci, I think it's over. I've been caffeine free for a couple of years…so it's pretty useless.

By: Merci

Merci — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:18:28 +0000

I find that my morning cup is pretty good with 1/2 packet of Splenda and a little bit of whole milk (though I much prefer Half and Half or cream). But without caffeine??? No way!

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:38:19 +0000

Thanks, Dave. I think you're right, coffee isn't coffee anymore when it's pared down this much. It is a good liquid…and I know exactly what you mean about a treat…that's a good way to do it. I think tea is going to be my thing this winter. I'll see how it goes.

By: Dave Johnston

Dave Johnston — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:45:15 +0000

Frank…you're a brave man, but I agree with you on your main point: without caffeine coffee is simply not coffee. It's neutered.

In my life, my healthiest times have been when I keep a regular “coffee schedule” – as goofy as that sounds. It acts as sort of a limiter for me and keeps me on a routine, acting as a better alternative to snacking, sugars, etc. A nice hot cup of quality coffee in the middle of the afternoon is my special treat…and so far, so good.

Best to ya…