tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19676815.post4879293304006318024..comments2021-03-20T03:00:41.805-04:00Comments on For Fathers Only: Caffeine: Frenemy MineFather Goofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08310182415459788848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19676815.post-69787348087810516632010-02-03T12:06:17.723-05:002010-02-03T12:06:17.723-05:00I know the your Russian tea - it could definitely ...I know the your Russian tea - it could definitely spark a revolution or make a writer manic enough to turn a novella into a 1200 page novel.<br /><br />I don't know about the hydration issues - I drink tons of water and still need the kick. But too much and I over-charge and act like a five year old.<br /><br />I don't care for coffee - but mixed with caramel it is pretty tasty.Father Goofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310182415459788848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19676815.post-31925671911810688082010-02-01T08:36:15.109-05:002010-02-01T08:36:15.109-05:00Curious. I don't care for coffee personally (A...Curious. I don't care for coffee personally (And I feel the same way about beer, which my mother used to describe as goyishe and I thus never developed much of a taste for - actually, I just don't like it, tastes like moldy bread to me) but I am very sensitive to caffeine and get the same effect you describe from some of the stronger teas (not that wimpy American stuff, which is, anyway, completely tasteless- Russian or Chinese tea,which caffeinewise can give coffee a run for its money).<br />I did recently read ian intereting article which cites a studty that most people who drink coffee inthe morning actually don't need caffeine for the pick-me-up - they're just dehydrated and would get the same effect from water (I suspect that would be *after* one gets oneself unaddicted and survive the three days of headache)Kol Ra'ash Gadolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990368493440225799noreply@blogger.com