Of course, having said all that about chemical stimulants, I am currently partaking in a beer and a chocolate bar.
The beer is Leinie's Creamy Dark. (I have a hard time imagining living in a place where I couldn't get Leinie's.) While I'm not a big alcohol drinker, I was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, and acquired the taste for beer at a very early age. ("Daddy, can I have sip?")
The chocolate, on the other hand. Whew! Straight chocolate always seems to hit me right between the eyes. Now there's a kick!