Nothing reminds me more of summer than soda pop. It speaks to me more than pools or sunburns or even picnics. Why? Because I was always drinking cola while I was swimming, burning, or eating at a picnic. Cola is the common unifier during the summer months that was the one thing always present during my childhood summers. I don’t drink soda any more. Maybe three, sometimes four times a year, but only a can even then. Too much sugar, sodium and caffeine in the colas have driven a wedge between us. Ironically, I still really like cola flavored candy. Picking up this candy in the dead of winter really brightened my day.... Continue Reading...