Firm proof of my non-average-American-ness: "The average American consumes about 35 gallons of nondiet soda each year and gets far more added sugar from soda than from desserts." That's according to today's Nicholas Kristof column in the NY Times. A lifelong water drinker, I get my sugar from wine, and occasional fabulous desserts.
Eons ago, when my brother and I were kids, our mother did a riveting demo of Coke's remarkable ability to A--clean brass and B--eat a hole through a piece of bacon. Thus ended our interest in soda.
Coffee, too, probably eats holes through flesh but yet I drink it. And, yesterday, my Organic Sumatra grounds covered almost the entirety of the counter, lodging in every cranny, crevice and visible crack. In a mad moment of multi-tasking---placing bread in the toaster at the same time as I was pouring hot water into my Melitta filter, an errant elbow had knocked the filter from here to eternity.
The terrier ran from the room, hot grounds and water frolicked at will, and I remained surprisingly calm. The new Tao-based me surveyed the scene, grabbed some rags, began the cleanup, and selected a lower, more stable pitcher to receive my next attempt at coffee making.
At no time did I consider seeking a soda.
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