Okay, so I know I've said before that I'm not a coffee person. I've never developed a taste for it, I'm not dependent on it, it's not a morning habit for me. But I was so sluggish this morning that when I went to fill up my mug with water and I saw the coffee machine sitting there, it was like I saw the light from above shining down on it to penetrate through the haze of my fatigue and point it out to me. (So I exaggerate a little. It wasn't a light from Heaven, just the halogen lamp above it.)

So I poured myself a cup. A tall cup. With a decent amount of non-dairy creamer & sugar, since I like my coffee light & sweet -- and no, I won't bring the Airplane reference into play here. And I've downed it. Half an hour later, I feel fully awake and I'm ready to roll.

Lord help me, I've discovered another quick-fix. This could be dangerous. I better get myself another cup before I crash, just to make sure that the caffeine sets in for the long haul today.

What I don't understand is how a product like Sweet 'n' Low can have no nutritional value whatsoever. It's not like I'm putting cardboard in my coffee, this is an actual substance that I will consume, yet it has no calories and no fat and no anything. Maybe it's special Coffee Fairy Dust?