Tell me about your coffee. . .

First of all, we apologize that we haven't blogged lately. We've been busy (or maybe just lazy). Plus, in light of the fact that the jury is still out on whether Mumbles actually exists, we're operating with only three active bloggers. (And let's be clear, Sparky still has posted only once. Although, to be fair, it was quite entertaining.)

Anyway, we're back.

Today's carpool topic: Freud.

As we all know, Freud spent an unhealthy amount of time and energy researching the following topics: (a) sex with one's mother, (b) sex with one's father, (c) pooping, and (d) putting stuff in one's mouth. And although all of that stuff is pretty great, I can't help but think that he should have been researching the issue that came up in carpool today: What does a person's taste in coffee say about them? Now, I'm no "Freud," and neither is Sparky (whew!), but here are our interpretations of what the carpool members' choice in coffee says about them:

Mumbles
What he drinks: Drip coffee, in really large cups, with sugar.
What it means: Mumbles has a Peter Pan complex; he doesn't want to grow up. He uses sugar because he is essentially a "boy" with a sweet-tooth. He subconsciously knows that drinking coffee is an "adult" thing to do, but he has to do it on his terms, and that means sugar. The really large cups also show his youthfulness; he is hovering at the stage where he is convinced that bigger is better.

Sparky
What he drinks: Drip coffee, black in the morning, but with cream in the evening.
What it means: Sparky drinks his coffee black during the day because black coffee is bold and assertive -- the way that he wants to be during the day. He doesn't like complications at work, he likes things straightforward and up front. (As Mumbles said about people who like black coffee, "They think they've got it all figured out.") At night, Sparky adds a little cream to his coffee in an effort to "let his hair down."

Fidget (me)
What he drinks: Drip coffee, black.
What it means: Fidget is, as the rest of the carpool knows, forgetful. His choice of coffee means one of three things. First, it could mean that he has forgotten to buy cream and sugar. Second, it could mean that he has cream and sugar, but he has forgotten to add them to the coffee. Or third, and perhaps most troubling, it could mean that he has forgotten whether or not he likes cream and sugar.

Madd Dogg
What she drinks: Tea; sometimes, a chai latte.
What it means: Madd Dogg likes nothing more than being her own person. Most people drink coffee. So she drinks tea. If she sees someone with tea, she'll order a chai latte. If chai becomes more commonplace, who knows what she will drink?