Last week my roommate had a big night of studying before two tests.  I decided to supercharge her studying and brew some coffee.  Sure enough, the coffee focused her brain, kept her perky until the wee hours, and added a pinch of motivation in the way only coffee can claim to do.

What I didn’t tell her was that it was decaffeinated!  And my thesis was proven true:  the idea of coffee motivates!  Such a lovely blessing.

But I must explain why I bought Decaf Coffee two weeks ago:

1.  My fear has come true: I realized I have a slight and rapidly growing dependence upon coffee.  The timer on my coffee maker is too convenient not to use it every morning.  And here’s