It was never really a New Year’s resolution or anything like that, more of a healthy lifestyle thing. An attempt to cut back. Go cold turkey and then reenter the fold gradually and reasonably. Any who, it has been eight days or so since I have had caffeine. Not a drop.

The side effects have been minimal, except for one, my new tendency of getting very sleepy during the day. What made it even worse was that I found myself drifting off during my son’s basketball game. Even worse than that, it was a good game. No excuse, well other than the excuse that I was sans caffeine and very, very tired.

So next time you see a parent drifting off during their child’s event, don’t judge the old soul. Perhaps they are bettering themselves.