While Ben was responsible for that “Early to bed, early to rise” crapola, it was some nameless biblical sage who decreed, “Do not love sleep or you will grow poor.” And, man, that advice lingered. I’m what’s left at the tail end of human evolution - a lazy, shiftless profligate who should be thoroughly ashamed of myself.Īctually, I should start with whatever dude wrote the Book of Proverbs. Me, I’ll sleep in till the last possible minute, grab coffee at Dunkin’, and barely make it to my office at the appointed hour.ĭoug is viewed by society at large as a rock, a pillar, a stand-up guy with clean morals and a superb work ethic. He’ll be up by 3:30, hurrying downstairs to make himself a big hot breakfast, then dashing off to the gym before he heads for work. Upstairs, my husband of 35 years has been asleep for hours. Is it any wonder this is my favorite time of day? I don’t have to justify myself if I want to turn the thermostat higher I don’t need to negotiate over whether to mute the commercials. En español | It’s 1 a.m., and I’m sitting in my living room, watching what I choose on TV, as happy as a clam.
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