Today millions upon millions of people worldwide ditched their morning glass of milk and vitamin tablets that they reserve for their daily AM kick in the pants, instead opting for that rare beverage delicacy often referred to as a “cuppa joe.” Today is National Coffee Day, and people are celebrating by ordering all forms of the strange hot drink brewed from beans harvested in lands as near as Colombia and as distant as the Isle of Java, hoping it can provide the same pick-me-up as their normal, staid regimen.
While there’s no definitive evidence that suggests the caffeinated concoction will become an everyday staple of the public’s consumption, business upstarts such as Dunkin’ Donuts and the little known “Starbucks” are banking on it, by offering a vast array of café lattes and au laits (whatever that means) in the hopes that they’ll soon become the best part of waking up. While we wish those companies good luck on this fine holiday, we politely say, “No thanks.” We can’t see ourselves straying from our morning glass of milk.
