I never realized just how dependent I’ve become on coffee in order to function throughout the day. What’s sad is that I don’t really believe that I drink that much coffee on a day-to-day basis. I normally drink three cups in the morning, and about half the time, I drink another two cups in the afternoon for a pick-me-up. It doesn’t seem that much, really. But then something happened to make me realize how bad I need coffee in the morning…

Last month I was told I have to have a medical evaluation because I was too skinny to take the Air Force physical fitness test. So I called Osan Air Base to book an appointment. After getting a date and time, the doc told me, “Oh yeah, we’re going to take some labs so you need to fast for about 12 hours prior. All you can have is small sips of water.”

Uh oh…

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