Drinks

Yo, listen up, you young’uns! I’m gonna tell you somethin’ ’bout them fancy energy drinks. Now, I don’t understand all this newfangled stuff, but I know a thing or two about what’s good for ya and what ain’t. And lemme tell ya, some of them drinks is just trouble, all gussied up in a can. See, they put all sorts of junk in ’em. One of them things is called “sucralose.” Sounds like a disease, don’t it? Well, it ain’t natural, that’s for sure. It’s some kinda fake sugar. They…

This here story ’bout them energy drinks, you know, the ones folks guzzle down like water these days. See, I was at the convenience store the other day, and my, oh my, the whole wall was just full of them. They call it the cold vault, like it’s some fancy bank for drinks or somethin’. Now, back in my day, we didn’t have all these fancy drinks. If you was thirsty, you drank water. If you wanted a treat, maybe some lemonade. But now? Lordy, the choices! These young folks,…

You know what? This old gal loves her some sweet drinks. And that lavender syrup, oh boy, it’s the bee’s knees! Makes everything taste just a little bit fancier, you know? Like them city folks drink, but better ’cause it’s homemade. This lavender syrup thing, it is good. Very good. I got this here recipe from somewhere, can’t rightly recall. But it’s easy as pie, even easier maybe. You just need some of that purple flower, the lavender, some sugar, and water. That’s it! Just those three things and you’re…

Well, lemme tell ya somethin’ ’bout them drinks with green color tabs. I seen a whole bunch of ’em lately, and they got me thinkin’. You know, back in my day, we didn’t have all these fancy colored drinks. We drank water, mostly. Or maybe some lemonade if we was feelin’ fancy. But these green drinks, they somethin’ else. Now, I ain’t no expert, but I hear tell some of these green drinks is good for ya. They got all sorts of green stuff in ’em, like that kale and…

This Amarula, oh boy, it’s somethin’ else. I tell ya, this drinks with Amarula cream liqueur, it ain’t just your regular drink. It’s like a whole ‘nother world in a glass. So, this Amarula stuff, they make it down in South Africa. You know, that place way over yonder. They got these trees there, Marula trees, they call ’em. And this drink, it’s made from the fruit of them trees. Ain’t that somethin’? They take that fruit, let it sit a spell, then they do some fancy stuff I don’t…

This here drinks table, yeah, it’s a good thing. I seen one at my neighbor’s house. She got all fancy things. Me, I just use whatever I got. But a drinks table, that’s somethin’ else. You know, when you got folks over, where you gonna put your drinks? On the floor? Nah, that ain’t right. You need a little somethin’ somethin’ to put your glass on. That’s where this drinks table comes in handy. I seen some made outta wood, some outta metal. Some even got that shiny rock on…

This here talkin’ is ’bout that drinking-water compliant polyester resin. Yeah, that stuff. Heard some folks talkin’ ’bout it down at the market. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t too hard to get, I reckon. Now, they say this resin stuff, it’s good for the water. Keeps it clean, ya know? Like when you gotta store water, this resin stuff is what you need. Keeps the bad stuff out. Heard it called “compliant” too. It means it follows all the rules, no messing around. This polyester resin is good stuff, they…

This here thing, this drinking water warning nationwide, it’s a big deal, you hear? Gotta be careful with the water we drink. They say it’s all over, not just in one place, this warning. Big folks in the city, they put out this warning about the water. Said something about them computer attacks. Hackers, they call ’em. Messing with the water system. Lord have mercy. I heard it on the radio, they said gotta boil the water. Boil it real good, they said. Drinking water ain’t safe no more, least…

Well, let me tell you, this whole drinking water thing is a mess. Every time I take a gulp of that stuff, my stomach starts doing flips. It’s like a dang rollercoaster in there! Makes me feel like I’m gonna puke. Drinking water makes me nauseous, it is a real problem. I keep hearing folks say, “Drink more water, it’s good for you!” Good for you? Ha! Makes me feel like I swallowed a whole pond, and not in a good way. I get all nauseous and bloated, like a…

You know, these days, folks are all about them reusable straws. Good for the earth, they say. But lemme tell ya, keeping those things clean, that’s a whole other story. That’s where this little thingamajig, the drinking straw cleaning brush, comes in handy. It’s a lifesaver, I tell ya! My grandkids, they got these fancy metal straws. All sorts of colors. They use ’em for everything – juice, milk, even them thick milkshakes. But after a while, you look inside, and ugh! All sorts of gunk built up in there….