So I don’t know how many of you have noticed but my last post was in November 2009. The end of 2009 was pretty rough. My family and I all got H1N1 at the end of October 2009 – yes, I tested positive – but I think the bugs are long gone, and our immune systems are now supercharged. I couldn’t eat for one straight week. Then even worse, for the next two weeks I couldn’t taste anything. My taste buds were shot.
So believe it or not, I didn’t even drink coffee during that whole time. I drank tea. I had been trying hard to develop my palate to finely discern the subtle nuances of freshly roasted coffee, just like an Olympic contender training like a madman – well maybe not. Then wham! I can’t taste anything.
Since then I’ve tried to revive the drive I formerly had. I’ve found some scientific papers about brain images when people are tasting things. Unfortunately, it just hasn’t been the same. But I think I may have stumbled on the source of my issue. It’s time to revisit my mission for Guy’s Cup of Coffee.
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