This is a lot of randomness.

[rustydog]

Today, I received two tiny items in the mail, each in its own giant box.

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[par_avion]

Have you ever tried the Penguin (?) brand caffeinated mints? They're pepperminty like altoids, but have some caffeine. They were developed by two Seattlites who went to starbucks every morning and then used breathmints who decided to combine two steps into one.

[rustydog]

I haven't tried those mints... maybe they would be okay? I suspect it's not the caffeine my tummy doesn't like as much as some other qualities of black tea and real coffee, so maybe the mints would be okay. It's worth a try!

And I think my sister in law would like the lip balm, so it won't go to waste. :)

[par_avion]

Yeah, I've had issues with the acidity in coffee bothering me. (Also, starbucks coffee has even more caffeine and acidity than regular coffee.)

I bought a low-acid coffee once (not sure if I noticed a diffeence) and I think the European cold-brewing method is supposed to produce lower acid coffee, but I haven't tried it.

[nutmeg3]

Free monkey breath for the win! I'm boggled by the whole cat story. Even more than by the GPS thing, even. And I love that kitty pic. :-)

[rustydog]

:)

[padawanpooh]

Aww! Adorable!Cat is adorable! That is such a cute picture.

And the overpackaging! My giddy aunt! I think that wins the prize! At least cardboard is recyclable.

Major bummer about the caffeine intolerance :-( Out of interest I put "caffeinated product" into Google and got a ton of websites back. Maybe there is something else out there that you could get your fix from?

Life without hearing purring. That makes me sad...

Have a GREAT weekend and enjoy a very well-deserved rest.

[rustydog]

I'm not sure it's actually the caffeine I'm intolerant of, because when I switched to decaf coffee and tea, it didn't make much difference. (And yet due to the unpredictability factor, occasionally I can drink tea and coffee fine!) It must be something about acid or tannins or... I don't know. I suppose I could drink caffeinated sodas, but I really dislike them. Eh, I actually don't need caffeine at all, usually -- only in the summer because my schedule makes me so exhausted, and yet I really don't have the luxury of resting. I'm sure I'll survive!

Thank you! ::hugs:: I hope things go well for you this weekend!

[padawanpooh]

Looking after bad tummies is definitely more of an art than a science :-(

Hope you get to rest properly soon.

[boliver]

rusty, have you tried putting a little bit of cream (actual heavy cream) in your coffee or tea? My understanding is that it cuts the acidity, as does the non-dairy creamers, which are chemically designed to do just that. But, IMO, cream is tastier, and provides some protein at the same time. In fact during the week, that's my breakfast: some herbal tea with cream in it, and some sugar-free Torani syrup to make it not taste like tea.

[jheaton]

I suppose you could think of a map as a sort of analog global positioning system. Or terrestial? I don't know, it sort of makes sense in my head.

[rustydog]

It makes sense to me too. :) Analog GPS! I want to teach them map reading, but I feel like they'd look at me like I was teaching them Morse code.

[donutsweeper]

oooooh, ♥s the Fuzz.

Sorry about the lipbalm. Wow on the overpackaging though. I've never used GPS either, it seems less than helpful from all the stories I've heard about it.

[rustydog]

It's certainly bad in TV shows for guiding people right into rivers and the like. *g*

And what if it's like ATMOS? Eek.

[donutsweeper]

My inlaws have a psycho GPS in one of their cars, apparently it randomly switches on and starts yelling at them in German.