The Camels and

the

Coke Addict

  The Camels and…

11/26/15

He drank Coke for breakfast.

Added it to his coffee mid mornings, had a classy Coke mini bottle with lunch, another at quitting time, slogged back a few with dinner and with cheese and crackers at bedtime.

Joe figured if he was in good health, trim from his daily 2 mile run and calisthenics, and that he drank little alcohol, never smoked, ate two salads a day what was the problem?

Could all the sugar be contributing to his anger?

One fine day he rode a camel with his young son at the zoo. It made him think about his great-grandfather who smoked camels for 60 years, then was suddenly able to stop smoking.

When his son said, “Daddy, can I have an ice cream? You can have a little in your Coke.”

Joe got his son the ice cream.

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He skipped the coke.