Lifestyle Changes

Today marks the eighth consecutive day without a single, or double cup of coffee. Surprisingly, it has not been as bad as I had expected. Of course I have been sipping on cheap generic pekoe cut tea to help in my weaning. But damn; coffee if so damn good. Imagine if it tasted half as good as it smells when it's being brewed. Alas, I am an addict and I embrace my addiction. I must now take care of that and start living a more healthy lifestyle.

When I turned thirty-nine this year, it was just something I had to deal with. Then I started thinking about all of the health issues that a man of my years has to deal with. As an Afrian-American (nee black, colored, negro) cancers of the colon and the prostate are serious issues. So too are hypertension, diabetes, and a whole bunch of other nasties. Getting off the coffee was not a choice that I thought long and hard about, but I think it is the right one. Doesn't help that I can drive past 4 or 5 different Starbucks anytime I leave home.