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So in an attempt to address my somewhat elevated blood pressure, I’m trying to cut back on my coffee consumption — or, rather, my caffeine consumption.  I’ve been something like a five cup a day man (plus a couple of sodas at lunch), but, honestly, that’s because I enjoying having something to sip at the office.<\/p>\n

So now I’m drinking herbal tea after my first cup of the day.  I was making use of the stash in the break room cabinets, but now I’ve brought in a couple of boxes from home for variety.  We’ll see how that goes.<\/p>\n

A bit less of the java jive is probably okay with me.  And I’m not going to be religious about it — if I’m at a restaurant and there’s coffee being served, I’ll drink it (and caf, not decaf — generally don’t care for the latter as much).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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