Iced Coffee & Walking

Iced Coffee
I found out last night whether a large unsweetened iced coffee, black, at 6:30 pm would have any impact on my ability to get to sleep, and stay asleep. I do not recall ever having any problems with caffeine keeping me awake, but then I rarely drink coffee late in the day. The answer, incidentally, is that it sure appeared to have an impact; I went to bed at just after midnight and didn't get to sleep for what seemed like an eternity...and then woke up several times during the night.

The iced coffee, from Starbucks, was surprisingly good. In fact, it was outstanding. It was so refreshing and tasty that I could easily get used to drinking it on a daily basis. However, at $2.71 for a large coffee, that could get expensive. Starbucks, I must admit, does make a pretty good cup of coffee, at least when they stick to their basics. When I go into a Starbucks and am confronted with three coffee options, I generally find that none of them are to my liking. But when presented with the option of a "bold" cup of coffee, it's usually good.

Boston John, a wannabe geezer who's living in sin with my wannabe geezerista sister-in-law is a rabid iced coffee fanatic (in fact, he's the guy who got my on to iced coffee) who loves some damn doughnut shop's coffee (Dunkin' Donuts) (which is good, I must admit). Whenever I have a particularly good iced coffee, I think of him and silently express my appreciation for his willingness to be an impurist (one who drinks coffee that deviates from my purist requirements of black, hot, and unsullied by cream, milk, sugar, or other such impurities.

Walking
I'm still doing it, after just a few days...I hope I keep it up. Last night, I went out about 8:30 again and managed to walk further than I had the previous couple of nights, but in less time. My calves hurt like crazy after only a short distance (always have), but I kept going. I didn't measure, but I'd guess it was about 1-1/2 miles. At a pretty rapid clip, that causes one to sweat just a bit, particularly when the temps are hovering around 90.