Coffee buzz βΛπΛΒ°
"I don't have a drinking problem until I can't find a drink."
βTom Waits
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I'm on a tour of duty at the local coffee shops in my hometown of Tulsa.
The ones where I've worked don't just sell coffee. They sell fancy coffee to Christians who donβt drink alcohol because Jesus.
I don't drink alcohol because DUIs. π¨π
At my small apartment, I don't drink good coffee, either. I drink instant coffee from Walmart.
The company makes bold claims that its instant coffee "delivers an inviting flavor and aroma that will take you directly to the mountains of Colombia."
That's not my experience. Most Okies will never find themselves in Colombia.
Walmart-branded instant coffee, nonetheless, reminds me before I walk out the door that I'm no better than the drunk sitting next to me at Alcoholics Anonymous.
Instant coffee keeps me connected to reality and connected to how unlivable my life became as an alcoholic.
No meeting room of Alcoholics Anonymous, broadly speaking, should look or feel superior to the next. The rooms of AA are often in churches and famously spare.
No coffee served should taste superior from one room to another.
So it would be weird and out of place at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to bring exceptionally good coffee from work.
The mission is to keep the rooms open to those who have nothing else left and might even be drunk when they sit in the chair.
- next time "If it feels good, isnβt that scientific?"
- listening Amy Winehouse "Rehab"
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