Chapter Two

Well, a friend told me yesterday they had read my blog, which reminded me I should probably make a new entry. Funny how time flies. My last entry was back in April. So much since then. My daughter had back surgery. My grandkids are at their dad's for summer break as the divorce decreed. I've had a week of vacation. Here it is almost the Fourth of July and I'm still addicted to Dr. Pepper.

My friend also said that he understood my problem with Dr. Pepper because he has been working on giving up smoking. I had not made a connection with D.P. and cigarettes. At least that's one addiction I don't suffer, smoking. We all know there is a physical addiction to smoking called nicotine. There's nothing like nicotine in Dr. Pepper.

But there is Sugar! Well more precisely, corn syrup. Maybe the old formula is better with cane sugar. I like that form of D.P. too. And I've been told by many friends that the stuff in diet drinks is more harmful than sugar. But then that all feels like rationalizing.

I guess there are worse addictions than D.P. At least I've moderated my D.P. drinking. Only twice since April have I gotten a refill. Okay, three times, but other than that I'm limiting it to just one 12 oz. serving.

Does sweet tea count against me?

With a song in my heart and sweet tea in my cup.
SoulSong Writer