[Bird]

I've often wondered about coffee keeping people awake. As long as I could remember, the last thing my Dad did before going to bed at night was to have a final cup of coffee (didn't use decaffinated either).

My wife and I have been married over 42 years, but as long as I've known her, she drinks coffee from the time she gets up in the morning until she goes to bed at night.

Until I retired, I was spending most of my time at a desk in an office and I drank coffee from the time I got up in the morning until I left the office about 5:15 p.m. each day. But for quite a few years now, I only drink coffee from the time I get up until about noon. Then I change to cold drinks; frequently sipping iced tea until bedtime.