I also am fond of the flavor, the ritual. Peet’s can be pretty good but I agree, nothing compares with freshly ground, gourmet made stuff at home.

I feel about it sort of the way I feel about pot. When I haven’t had it in months, the first indulgence is incredible. Just amazing. Once I broke a two year fast on both on the same day. Whoa, I was bouncing off the walls.

But then, with either substance, the joy of using it diminishes after using it every day for a week or two. But I have a hard time doing either one only one day a month, for example.

I maintain that most of us would do well to use such things sparingly. When I’m not drinking coffee, a really good daily beverage is a tea made from ground ginger and green tea, with some lemon or lime added. Supposed to be quite good for you an an empty stomach first thing in the morning. I use it to down my daily SAM-e supplement tab. That highly recommended as well.

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