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June 23, 2006
Bait and switch
I woke up at 7:10 this morning.
By 7:15, I was grogging around the kitchen, looking for carbs or caffeine that would give me enough energy to shower and dress. I've been burning the midnight oil this week, and it finally caught up with me.
Peering into the fridge, I saw a pint of chocolate milk, something I don't keep in the house, but pick up at the corner market when I'm feeling the need for some comfort. The taste of chocolate milk has a Proustian effect on me -- recess, the Six Million Dollar Man, dodge ball.
I opened the carton and took a few swigs, then put it back in the fridge before filing cat bowls with kibble and fresh water.
As Polly crunched breakfast, I reached back into the fridge to polish off the chocolate milk. I took two slugs from the carton before realizing something was terribly wrong.
I managed to swallow, then took a second look at the container in my hand:
Half-and-half.
Yuck.
I need to drink about a quart of black coffee to offset the cream coursing through my system. And maybe a Lactaid patch behind my right ear. Urggh.
Posted by Your Protagonist at June 23, 2006 10:26 AM