Cup 51

With this cup G3 is almost halfway home. The cool weather is coming.. He needs some encouragement!

Cups 53 & 52

On this day G3 had 2 cups. He realizes he's a bit behind the pace and needs to pick it up

Cups 56, 55, 54

A three day bonanza at the Home Depot for G3..

It's summer, it's hot but G3 has slowed down. He needs to be encouraged!!

Cups 59, 58 & 57

G3 reported 3 cups consumed over 2 days in late June... the mission is getting critical.

Cups 61 & 60

G3 is getting it done 2 cups at a time... The heat is here and G3 needs some encouragement. Reach out and tell him to drink more java!

Cups 63 & 62

G3 told me in person that he's had 2 cups the previous day. One was a gift from some co-workers out to aid his quest!

Cups 65 & 64

G3 reported in on 2 cups one at his parents house and one at the HD

Cup 67 & 66

Early in the week G3 has made some strides.... He reports in:

"Hey,
I got inspired and had 2 cups of coffee at the Home Depot last night. I know I am lagging behind and need to pick up the pace...

G3"

It's good to see G3 rise to the challenge. Urge him in as he works his way towards excellence!

Cup 68

G3 gets the week off to a good start with a monday nite cup. Always a positive sign.

Cup 69

G3 reported in with a Saturday Night Special at the Home Depot.

It seems like this location is a huge boon to his coffee drinking! Kudos to HD and G3!

Cup 70

A Friday Nite Special

Cup 71

G3 Shuts down March with a cup on it's final day. Cheer him on as he chugs forward toward his goal!

Cup 72

Another Home Depot Special. Something in the water there when G3 checks in for his p/t shift. All that lumber must inspire him to drink the Java. At this point G3 is ahead of the pace. But we all need to advise him to keep his foot on the gas. Every cup he drinks now is one he doesn't need to drink in November and December to achieve his goal.

Cup 73

G3 wasted no time after the Easter Holiday. He got right back to business Monday night!

Cup 74

I'm happy to report I was a witness to G3 having an Easter cup of coffee!

Cup 75

G3 hit the trifecta on Good Friday with a 3rd Cup!! This also accomplishes 1/4th of his goal! Good work G3, you are to be applauded!

Cup 76

A Second cup on Good Friday at Home Depot

Cup 77

Good Friday was VERY Good to G3's Quest....

Cup 78

With 2 cups on Saturday G3 is exactly on pace to hit 100 cups in 2008!

Cup 79

This past Saturday G3 hurtled passed the 80 barrier!

Cup 80

Word has reached me that G3 enjoyed a cup Tuesday evening. The G3 Coffee Express keeps on moving!

Cup 81

yet another night time Home Depot cup for G3. However be warned coffee followers, G3 has informed me his palate is tired he may rest from coffee for a short while.

Cup 82

G3 wrote the following:


"I am on a roll."

I'd say. Another multiple cup night for him.

Kudos to G3 as he drives at "Truckers Speed" towards Zero!

Cup 83

Ye ANOTHER Nite time cup for G3! Once again HD was the location.

Cup 84

The following EXCITING e-mail arrived from G3 this AM to update me on the quest for zero:

"I was inspired on Saturday. I guess working in the
Lumber Department near the coffee helps but...

I drank 3 cups of coffee! Two were back to back and
then the 3rd was consumed later in the day. I wanted
to try for 4 but the body wasn't willing. I think I
have a max coffee cap of 3 cups in any 24 hour period.

The drive to 0 continues!

g3"


Everyone is encouraged to send Kudos to G3 on his commitment to excellence!

Cup 85

Saturday was a big night in G3's Quest!

Cup 86

Another cup for G3 at night. See the next two post for the full update!

Cup 87

Looks like things might be heating up again on the G3 Coffee front. the following message arrived from him mere moments ago:

"Hi,
Had 1 cup of coffee at my parents house last night.The whole family was present to witness the occasion.

g3"


G3 knows how to get the coffee followers excited!

Cup 88

It's been a long couple of weeks since the last time G3 had a cup of coffee. Fear not Coffee fans, this note arrived from G3, moments ago:

"Hey,
Had a cup of joe last night at the Home Depot. No fanfare just decided to drink one down.

g3"

Cup 89

Cup 89 is monumental in many ways. We have moved past the 90's and the descent continues. As G3 tells it: "I had cup # 89 at Home Depot Friday night while I was working the register in Lumber. They have coffee available so I took a cup since it was slow." It is an impressive sign that G3 is finding fresh opportunities to get cups of coffee. I was present for most of his cups of coffee during his record-breaking year of 1998 and each of them seemed like a challenge. 10 years later G3 seems more seasoned than ever and ready to break his record. That he had a second cup on 2/8/08 is a sign of good things.

Cup 90

I haven't met any of G3's coworkers, but I like them anyway. Cup # 90 is once again sponsored by them. Here's what G3 told me: "Friday morning again my coworkers bring cup "

Cup 91

Cup # 91 is a cause for excitement. Here are G3's own words describing the circumstances: "Monday morning my coworkers gave me a Dunkin Donuts coconut coffee to enjoy. They are trying to encourage me as well as they know about my coffee exploits." I must say it warms the cockles of my heart to know that those in G3's work place are pulling for him as he reaches for Zero.

Cup 92

Cup # 92 for 2008 was passed into G3's body at his niece Isabella's 1st Birthday Celebration. Having had a cup of coffee there myself prior to the cup G3 had I was unsure if the coffee would be G3-Friendly. Thankfully for all involved he enjoyed it. The photo above is an actual picture of cup # 92. Thanks to Karen for documenting this important cup by taking the photo.

Cup 93

G3 was practically sickened by Cup #93. He described it himself as, "a VERY bad cup." Kudos to G3 for finishing this odious cup of coffee. It's clear he's taking his mission seriously.

Cup 94

Once again for cup # 94 Dunkin Donuts plays a role. G3 Seems to love coconut flavored coffee.

Cup 95

On January 27th my nephew was baptized and G3 was there to celebrate. He did so by enjoying cup # 95. He did note that it wasn't a very good up of coffee and he had trouble ingesting it. However he felt he needed to imbibe it fully to Honor Patrick on his day.

Cup 96

On Monday January 21, 2008 G3 had his first Dunkin Donuts cup of the year. The feeling here is that "The Dunk" will be wildly important in aiding G3 to accomplish his coffee related goals in 2008.

Cup 98 AND Cup 97

On the way home from the Cafe Madison G3 and I stopped on the thruway. G3 was inspired to have an extra-large at the Lavazza Café. This was the rare cup large enough to count as two. Interested parties may want to know that the standard "cup" for record keeping purposes during G3's Quest is a diner size portion.

Cup 99

G3 was so inspired by the tasty brunch at Cafe madison that he was inspired to drink a second cup. He may have had a late start but at least he hit the ground running.

Cup 100

G3's quest to drink 100 cups of coffee got off to a late start. It was early in the afternoon on Jauary 13, 2008. The day after an Ominous Seapods reunion in Troy NY. The scene was Cafe' Madison.