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ec eht OD). ou’ vise out of bed each morning all bright-eyed and
—— _ bushy-tailed, ready to tackle another day?: Ordo -you consider thewhole
_. experience a disgusting, tortuous event that must be endured in order to reach the more-
__ interesting part of the day? Are your early mornings filled with eager anticipation of the day

‘27 ahead, or:d6 you stiimble around in a fog, contenting yourself with a mental picture of throttling
the nearest early riser? | |

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We early zisers have gotten a black eye from people who’ like to’ refer to themselves as
morning-challenged. We have been described in less than glowing terms, everything from pert and
_” perky to vicious and cruel. This abuse gets worse each spring when we move to Daylight Savings
Morning-challenged people stare at.us with murderous intent as we cheerfully go through our
morning routine. Those.of us who like to hum and chatter have learned to keep our mouths shut
ae “on this one particular day; even an innocent comment about the weather can send a
poe morning-challenged person into a pathological frenzy. This is not a pretty sight." :) 9. 3°? |
J. °° ‘Barly risers can’t help waking early each day. We are at the mercy of our biological clocks.
' “Some of us can happily survive on only a few hours sleep éach night. But trying to explain this -
- ‘simple fact of nature to a. grouchy, bleary-eyed individual who things you are pond scum is a
_ totally useless enterprise. They prefer to believe that you rise early each day just to bug them
personally. — . PR a
ff. *. [ts not our fault that morning-challenged people are stuck with a: biological clock’ that is
‘. 7.2 running on slow. Is it fair that we be mercilessly persecuted for our sleeping habits? Doesn’t this
7 oe + smack of discrimination? There ought to be a support group for early risers — Early Risers
i) os, ... Anonymous — in which wide-awake individuals can get together and cheerfully and freely
2" **egtchange thought provoking ideas; such as: If there were no early risérs to see the sun, come up
-4.. each day, would we still have ‘beautiful sunrises? ~ Ok

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re: I once spent a two-week vacation with.a girlfriend who turned out to be a morning-challenged
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" _., Sodén't forget to'move your clocks ahead one hour this weekend. We early-risers sympathize ©
with all you morning-challenged people: We understand that rising an hour earlier will be a shock

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a: a ao oo By the way, I'm writing this at 3 a.m. Not that I’m crowing or anything, you understand. —

26 , Terrace Review — April 3,1 992

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