Coca Cola was invented by the Atlanta druggist John Pemperton on March 29, 1886. Wounded in the Civil War and addicted to morphine, he began experimenting with coca leaves and brewing up "wine" as a possible cure.
The customers at his soda fountain were the lab rats. Made of sugar syrup and carbonated water blended with coca leaves, the drink was marketed as a "valuable brain tonic." Essentially a cocaine cocktail, no surprise that "Pemberton's French Wine Coca" soon became popular.
I like a plain diet Coke occasionally, but that's the extent of my soda drinking. They also make something called Coke Zero that is disgusting. It is supposed to taste more like the "real thing." John won't touch any diet drinks for all the right reasons.
March is going out like a lamb, on the dry side and a little warmer than usual. By next week, we should have tulips. Tomorrow is my birthday and John got tickets to see the new show "Marie, Dancing Still." It's a story about the Paris ballet dancer who inspired the famous Degas sculpture.
We seldom see Broadway-type musicals and the Fifth Avenue Theater is beautiful, so I'm looking forward to it. Afterwards, dinner at Shucker's Oyster Bar at the Olympic Hotel. Unfortunately, I caught a cold, courtesy of my darling granddaughter last weekend, but nothing a few oysters can't cure.
Have a nice weekend.
Welcome, lovely April.
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