Drinking coffee is one of the pleasures of life I truly
enjoy. For the coffee lover taking time from your busy day
to read this article, I thank you. I believe what you read
here, you will enjoy. It is from the heart that I write.
Written purely from my experiences of consuming coffee over
a period of many years.
My heritage takes me to Southern Minnesota. The people of
Minnesota in the era I grew up in, were mainly from Europe
and Scandinavia. Towns were settled by nationalities.
German, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Danish, English, Irish and
all the other countries in that part of the world. The time
of my youth was the late 40s and through the 50s. Fore the
most part, coffee was the beverage of choice.
Coffee was consumed year round. In the summer, temps could
soar to 100 degrees. Winter temps would drop well below
zero.
Coffee was part of life. It has great social implications
to it. When you were invited to a neighbors home for a cup
of coffee, they were saying in so many unspoken words, "You
are our friend and we cherish your friendship. We are
honored to have you as a guest in our home, to share what
is happening in your life and what is happening in ours."
Think about this. When someone asks you to join them for a
cup of coffee, they are saying by this gesture, "you are
important to me and I want to show you my gratitude for
your presence by sharing a cup of coffee with me." It does
not get any better then that when one human being feels a
connection with another human being with this simple act of
inviting them for a cup of coffee.
And this has been going on day after day for hundreds of
years!
The social impact of sharing time with someone cannot be
measured.
Coffee drinking and smoking cigarettes went hand in hand
when I started at the age of 19. Very few people questioned
the health risk of smoking and drinking excessive amounts
of coffee. In the great movies of the day it was in vague
to smoke. The movie stars were our role models. The crime
movies and war movies always had the stars and supporting
actors and actresses drinking coffee and smoking.
I stopped smoking after 20 years. The coffee has been my
companion for over 50 years with no health problems. I
attribute much of why I have had no health problems from
coffee and caffeine is my attitude. I do not anaylyze how
good or bad drinking coffee is. I simply enjoy the taste
of the beverage. Moderation is the key to what we as humans
should do in everything we do. 2 or 3 cups a day satisfies
me.
Many occupations require people to be wide awake and alert.
Law enforcement officers, firefighters, all branches of the
military, commercial airline pilots to name a few crucial
occupations were personnel must be alert when on duty.
During my life I managed Motor Inns. These businesses never
close. At some point in a 24 hour period, the days business
must be closed out. The slowest time in this hospitality
business is after 11 PM. The person responsible for
balancing the days business and closing out the day, is
called the night auditor. Maybe the name has changed, but
the duties are the same.
Training a new night auditor at times was my job as the
manager of the property. The auditor worked from 11 PM to 7
AM to balance the days business. Having a delicious cup of
coffee periodically during the night was simply wonderful.
It helped keep our heads clear so we could focus on the
task at hand. I have the greatest respect for night
auditors. Working alone most of the time in the graveyard
shift. Coffee really helps.
My wife, children and I have spent many hours on our
interstate system. We traveled from the midwest to the west
and back. We traveled from Minnesota to southern Texas and
back. From Chicago to Minneapolis and to Milwaukee. Many
times due to family deaths and many times to vacation.
Traveling the interstates gets rather boring.
The answer for me was a thermos of coffee. Driving, with a
good tasting cup of coffee in hand, enjoying the scenery
was very enjoyable for me.
We live in the most beautiful and interesting countries in
the world. Stopping along the highway at rest stops to
stretch and go to the rest room would end up as a social
break. Fellow travelers would invite us to share a cup of
coffee with them and swap tales about our travels. Another
great way to reach and socialize with people.
Coffee to me has always been a way of enjoying precious
moments with people. I have read that coffee is not good
for us. I have also read it is good for us. To offer an
opinion is not my intent. I wrote this article from the
heart to share with any one interested in reading these
words of why I enjoy drinking coffee.
Alan Grundemeier
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