May 30, 2005

The king of the club... soda

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I'm a guy who likes a good glass of milk, particularly early in the morning or late at night. But I'm not always in a hurry to order one at a restaurant, or to stock my fridge full of it, because, as Chevy Chase once said on SNL, I know that a single glass of delicious, ice cold milk in the summer can give you a quick heart attack if you drink it too fast. Since I don't do soft drinks, and it's not always appropriate to order a scotch or a beer, I've experimented with all sorts of alternative beverages. I'm getting so that I like a nice cup of herbal tea in the morning. But when I plop down on the couch after my long commute home, my new favorite sipping drink is club soda. It's got a bit more flavor than simple water, but it never fills me up. My friend Randall pointed out to me once that a lot of people will drink a club soda on an airplane when they wouldn't normally (Lisa is one of those people). I noticed a few weeks ago at my local Safeway that a 2 liter bottle was $0.89 so I decided to give it a shot. Now I'm hooked on the stuff. The only problem with it is, if you spill it on your clothes, I don't know what to use to get the stain out ;-)

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