One Big Happy by Rick Detorie for June 20, 2020

OMG! There’s a 5 o’clock in the morning too?

Getting up at 5 when you’ve rested is OK, but getting up at 5 when you’ve gotten no sleep is no Bueno!

Only 5 if I’m being lazy. Usually 4:30am. Hey, best part of the day when the world is quiet….and you live in Florida.

As you get older, your bladder gets less elastic and can’t hold a much for as long. Nuff said.

I’m usually up by 5:30am but that’s because my son is up and getting ready for work then and I’m a light sleeper.

Speaking as one who is of an age with Nick & Rose, let me state categorically that 5:00am is something that should only be approached from the other direction.

I aim at 6-ish, and call it a day at 10 pm.

I wake on my own a few seconds before 5:15 A.M. Been doing that since 26 September 1970. Damn Army.

For us 5 a.m. bladder calls, then back to bed until 6:30 a.m. at 7 a.m. the dogs want up.

I’ve never been good with getting up in the morning and during my military service I discovered that the swing shift is my best fit… work 3p to 11p and get up around 9a or 10a. I did a lot of day shifts and getting out of bed (more or less) at 5.30a (and hating it) but now that I’m fully retired it’s back to swing shift hours. The only way I want to see the dawn is if I watch it just before going to bed… 8^)