3_three_questions_mcdougall crOwl 1. you rise really early lke me. so, what do you do to get yourself ready for the day? 2. what do you mean when you say, "my time to myself is priceless?" 3. where do you work? what is the last thing that you bought? 040617 ... mcdougall 1. For myself, like I am sure most, waking up before 5am is never easy and always the inconvenience, especially on nights (I say nights because to me my day starts when I wake up) where I find myself searching through cities and forests trying to find a friend, relative, animal, or way out. My dreams where I am constantly searching are my favorite dreams and it bothers me all day if I wake before they end. With my endless struggle to wake up on time I find myself with two types of mornings. The first type of morning is a hectic rushed morning where I wake up 5 minutes before I need to be at work and in those 5 minutes I dress and hop on my bike and pedal to work, which when peddling fast I can reach in 2 minutes. The other type of mornings and most common are the mornings where I wake up with plenty of time to spare shower and dress, then either walk or pedal to work at a relaxing enjoyable pace. So to best answer your first question I would have to say I ready myself always with a bike ride or walk, and on good days I get the added bonus of a shower before work. 2. I like people, I like excitement and action, but I need time to myself and I need time to think. I do not live alone and I work at a popular coffee shop. Very little of my day is spent completely alone. Although I work I am not rich. I have material items that I enjoy. I have my bike, I have my books, and I am grateful for these things, and I understand that these things, while I enjoy them now may not always be there, so I figure that as long as I can still think and have some peaceful times to myself those times will be my most valued. 3. I said before I work at a coffee shop. I work at The New Moon Cafe where I bake the muffins and other pastries in the morning. We roast our own coffee and provide it to other restraints and stores throughout the southeast. Honestly the last thing I bought was a cup of coffee and a scone, but if you don't count food then it was a live Bela Fleck cd. Why do you wake up early? 040622 ... crOwl i'm a landscaper. my actual work day begins at 8ooam and i have an hour commute to pittsburgh. however, many mornings i do work, beginning at first light on my own 18 personal accounts apart from regular business. so, if i am to have time to do anything personal, like collage or writing here, it takes place at 4ooam to 53oam. i usually pass out at 11oopm. life is short. sleep is relative. sometimes a nap from 1215 to 123o works wonders. thanks for your responses. when i lived in ventura, i used to ride my bike to work, now i drive my pick-up 84 miles round-trip. i like bela fleck also. the art of the banjo... 040623 what's it to you? who go blather from