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If there were no God, there would be no Atheists.
-G.K. Chesterson

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Der Kaffee

Earlier this summer, I tried to give up on daily coffee consumption. Sometimes, throughout the semester, my drinking habits would become excessive. To curb that, I decided to let it go. That, however, failed. Some may think that my habits are too strong, and verge on addiction. That may be so, but I just simply love coffee: I love its smell, preparing it and, especially, its taste. So to celebrate coffee, I dedicate this ode, Bach's Kaffeekantate (well, because, Bach is the musical equivalent to coffee):


Also, here's what the best founding father, Thomas Jefferson, had to say of it:  "the favorite drink of the civilised world."