FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for May 30, 2022

More common to aim for 4:20 pm

I’m usually awakened by 0430 on my alarm clock when about to do the opening shift at the grocery store. It’s tough.

4:10 has been normal wake-up time for me for a few decades. On my days off I’ll try to “sleep in” until 5:30. At that point I can’t stay in bed any longer unless I was up until after midnight – which is rare.One thing about getting up that early is I find it fairly easy to go to bed and fall asleep by 9:30 at night.

No teenaged girl I’ve ever known has been awake prior to noon on her day off, followed by a two-hour shower.

The trick, Paige, is to be completely bored. Then time will seem to creep along, making the summer last longer. (At least according to “Catch 22.”)

I and my family even when I was a kid never got up that early.

I bet Paige isn’t up at 7am on a school day.

College you get even less if you sign up for summer semester, I had a week and I blinked so now it’s over.

The only time Paige has been up early, I’m sure.

This family has a hard time opening their eyes, it must be genetic

Andy doesn’t know whether to be proud of Paige getting up this early during summer vacation, or annoyed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTvD6ZQJ3WI

I’m retired, and most days I’m up at A.M. Funny thing is, when I was working I usually slept until the alarm went off at 4:30. And I still go to bed around the same time as I did when I was working.

Whenever I’ve got significant time off I’m always torn between pushing myself to get out and do something out of the ordinary or get some rest. Most often, whichever I choose, I wish I’d done the other.

How can she see her watch with her eyes closed? And who wears a watch to bed?