Teacher's Fourth Day: 3:00 a.m.

Despite a fine attempt, soothing warmth from my wife, in conjunction with a cool numbness from porter and good food, my sleep ended this morning at three o'clock. Thinking that there was little more sleep I could undertake, I started my daily routine. Push-ups, sit-ups and weights were followed with a warm shower and a bowl of oatmeal. As I ate, I thought of some further information I wanted to share with my students today in class and promptly wrote them down.

A bit odd, isn't it? To be so ready to go at 3:00 a.m. Having worked so many night shifts, I know that my afternoon will involve a crash of monumental proportions.