By Paul Goldfinger, MD, FACC, Editor at Blogfinger.net
Scene: I am standing in front of the coffee display at Quick Check (sometimes called by me, “Slow Check.”)
There is a Quick woman behind the display. She is in charge of coffee. The dispensers are all on timers, so the coffee can be fresh, so she has to stay on top of the situation. The competition is stiff what with Wawa nearby, down the Rt. 33 road to the Ocean; as opposed to the yellow brick road to Oz. (See Elton John below)
The Quick woman is observing my indecision. I can tell you one thing, I will never drink that sissy flavored coffee.
Me: Hmmmmmmm?
She: Why don’t you choose the coffee with extra caffeine?
Me: Why?
She: You can get a buzz.
Me: Why do I want a buzz?
She: You will enjoy it.
Me: I won’t get buzz from that coffee; I will get a rapid heart beat.
She: No you won’t.
Me: Are you a cardiologist?
She: No. You are so serious.
Me: I select the regular blend and pass on the buzz.
She: Have good day.
Me: I was thinking of one of my partners who would get a tachycardia (heart racing) with even a couple of sips of caffeinated coffee. And he was a cardiologist and he was always very careful.
By the way, for those of you who are prone to tachycardias, there is an effective rapid acting beta blocker. (most are slow acting) which you can take as an emergency if your heart starts to race or skip. It is metoprolol tartrate 10 mg. Ask your doctor.
ELTON JOHN from his 40th anniversary celebration of this album “Yellow Brick Road,” one of the most famous albums in music history:
“So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
I’m going back to my plough.”
