On 12/22/2015 12:43 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 10:09:25 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:28:57 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It works the other way here - they have people working overnight to
>>>> restock everything and when I shop around 7am I have the benefit of a
>>>> quiet store and good selection. I can't bear going for groceries when
>>>> aisles are crowded. It's no sacrifice for me, I have unwillingly
>>>> become a morning person 
>>>
>>> Unwillingly? I've been a morning person almost all of my life.
>>> Morning paper route as a kid for many years, then surfing for way many
>>> years (early morning is the best time), then my work history always
>>> has been early...meet at 6am and start at 7am.
>>>
>>> I don't sleep in on days off either...better to keep the same
>>> schedule.
>>>
>>> Bottom line though is that I just like getting up before the sun does.
>>> At around 4am, all the annoying drunkards and all night party people
>>> finally go home and pass out. From 4am on is where I consider the new
>>> day starting. Dark, very quiet and peaceful. I see the sun rise
>>> almost every morning. The very few times I've stayed in bed later,
>>> then got up and it was already light out, I've felt like I missed the
>>> best part of the day.
>>>
>>> One other factor is my little elderly furry friend. She wakes me up
>>> early even if I don't want to be awakened. I need to deal with her
>>> then it wakes me up so I often just stay up. No worries though. It's
>>> all good.
>>
>> I used to be more of a night person and when the kids were little I
>> would think 'one day I will be able to stay in bed until noon' - by
>> the time they were all gone, the ability to do that was gone. I don't
>> sleep very well and by 5 or 6 might as well get up. Worse in summer
>> when the sun gets up earlier.
>
> When I was a kid, I'd whine, "When I'm a grownup,
> I'll stay up as late as I want to".
>
> If I'm not mistaken, I'm ready for sleep earlier
> now than when I was 10 years old.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I often stay up until about midnight or 1AM, sometimes. When I was a
teen I had a small black and white TV on the nightstand next to lamp by
my bed. I'd stay up late and watch "creature features" on Friday
nights. They started at Midnight. I saw lots of old B&W movies. I
suppose that's where I got my taste for film noir.
Jill