Give me some sugar

The DNB watches me dump grenadine into my Diet Coke.

"Ummmm," he begins, eyebrows raised. "Whatcha doing there?"

"Well, I thought about it," I say as I stir the grenadine into my drink. "And it turns out the reason I hate Diet Coke is that it's missing all the high fructose corn syrup."

I take a sip. "Delicious."