bierkergaard

* A meme from www.fitnessandpower.com   I am officially back into school mode in regards to waking up early. Over the summer, I can trend later if I am off of work. To around 9:00 am.  During the school year, I typically wake-up at 5:00 am. My body and brain don't differentiate between workday and weekend, so here I am typing and composting away early (that was a typo but I kept it in because I thought it funny. Composing is what I meant). Waking up early is fine but it becomes problematic when I went to bed at midnight, as I did. My faithful companion is a cup of coffee that could raise the dead. When I give my brew to others, unless the person is like me with a serious coffee habituation, it almost results in folks needing an epi-pen because they get the shakes so bad. I like it dark and strong. No sugar, no cream.   I rarely ever drank coffee, until in my 30's, except for when I had a long night of studying in college. Then, I learned in grad school (age 25-27), t