A thing of beauty
Coffee with booze, obviously. Now, this has been a thing in these here parts for a while. We Norwegians call it “karsk” or “kaffedoktor” (literally coffee doctor, which is an apt name).
After a successful (no deaths!) birthday party for my eight year old son, I find myself in a reflective mood.
Shouting as a form of communication, while popular in this segment, is too easily crowded out. It makes communicative violence such as pushing (move!) and strangling (be quiet!) more, if not acceptible, then at least explicable. There might be valuable insights here for both advertisers and political campaigners, but none especially uplifting.
You know you’re out of shape when coughing makes your core muscles sore.
Always a pleasure to reach a new birthday, and take toll of other milestones accomplished along the way.
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