Drinking Problem? Not so long as we don't run dry . . .

I helped a former student in editing parts of a text that she had translated from Korean into English, and she returned the favor by getting these snapshots of me drinking my usual five shots of strong brew, as you see below:

She called it my hemlock

Like Mithridates, I drank it up!

Ah! Caffeinated! And still drinking!

Happy 14th: Yesterday, When I was Young(er)

The fourteenth was my birthday, so Sun-Ae and I took the afternoon off to head for the Itaewon area and celebrate, with my wife taking the photos since I'm no handyman . . .

Here I am eating BBQ and drinking a Slow IPA:

Both the meat and the drink were first class! After that meal, we headed uphill to a coffee shop near the Kenyan Embassy, if I'm not mistaken, and the view was marvelous:

Here, you see me ignoring the view, impatiently waiting for the buzzer to buzz and inform us that our coffees were ready. The coffee, when it came, was also good, well worth the wait. I drank an espresso, and Sun-Ae had an Americano.

Afterwards, we reluctantly made our way home because I had so much work to do for the next day's classes . . .

Life's Little Dilemmas

Albert Camus

"Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?"

This double-barreled query has been attributed to Albert Camus, but no certain citation cites the man.

Anyway, if you are ever confronted with this choice - it's only a dilemma if you're feeling suicidal against your will but really, really hate coffee - go ahead, kill yourself if you just have to . . . but why not have a coffee first?

To go!

According to James Mackintosh (1765-1832) . . .

James Mackintosh

Painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence

. . . who seems to have thought quite a lot about a whole bunch of stuff in law, politics, and history:

"The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks."

Ah, so, that's who says that! Well, I do need a drink. Espresso. Five shots.