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A selection of cups and mugs designed to quench the thirstiest of thirsts.

A selection of cups and mugs designed to quench the thirstiest of thirsts.

How big is too big? And how many cups of coffee, tea and water are too many? What if there is no such thing as “too big” or “too many?”

At work, only a fool allows himself or herself to be overcome with thirst. Only a gigantic selection of juices and drinks will keep even a model employee operating at 100 percent for 8 to 10 hours.

I’ve chosen a variety of cups and containers to keep my whistle permanently wet. From a half-gallon jug of coffee to a smaller mug that keeps me pumped full of herbal tea on sick days, I’m taken care of.

When I need a cold sip of water to cool my hot bod, I have a logo-engraved sippy cup that keeps my agua chilly and my thirst quenched.

Whenever I want to pull off that “too busy to talk” look, I duck out and grab a to-go cup from one of the many coffee shops sprouting up across Chattanooga. I then refill this throughout the day with the sludge they serve at work, therby appearing as if I just came back from a very, very, very important meeting.

Best of all, at any given time, any one of these cups could safely contain up to 100 percent whiskey.

What are your work drink secrets?

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As a close follower of business trends, I was examining a series of Federal Reserve graphs today charting the lengths and strengths of various recessions and subsequent recoveries throughout our country’s history.

Boring, I know. But something struck me in the midst of my macro-analysis:

Recent recoveries have been slow and weak, while economic recoveries in the mid-20th century were lightning-fast and vibrant.

How could this be? I’ll tell you.

Workers back then were allowed, nay encouraged, to drink at work. Employees often kept a full bar, or at the very least a bottle of single-malt openly in their offices.

“Stop me at three,” Man Men’s Don Draper cautioned his young secretary one morning, before launching into a series of Emmy Award-winning business activities.

The Golden Age of Advertising, as it was called, was not so-named because of the large piles of money they earned, but due to the golden hue of the various liquors stored in each office.

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