6 A.M. Saturdays

Every weekday, Monday thru Friday Lloyd wakes up just before 6 a.m. 

Waking up and getting up are 2 different things, of course.

The alarm first goes off at about 5:15 a.m.- It's a horrible sound..... 

The snooze cycle ensues.

Usually he hits snooze, on average, 5 times at 5 minute intervals.

We're not sure if it makes any difference at all in his sleep quality, but this is his pattern and he doesn't want it messed with, man.

And what baffles me most is that, despite being his day off, he will set the alarm clock for 6 a.m. on Saturdays as well...

and he doesn't hit the snooze button.

This morning, like many Saturday mornings, he jumped out of bed when that horrible blast of noise emanated from the black clock.

He is off to watch "the football".

Of course he is referring to 'soccer', but he doesn't call it that.  No sir.  It's his Euro-thing.

And I will often ask him why he doesn't just Tivo the games and enjoy a good sleep-in. 

But Lloyd doesn't believe in Tivo when it comes to watching his favorite English teams.  He doesn't like the idea of knowing that the score has been settled without him, as a fan and Englishman, having been able to telepathically have some influence over it.

No, he didn't say that- that's just my interpetation.

The only thing that can affect his ability to watch his football matches at 6 a.m. on Saturday is if his wife happens to wake up with him.

Because his wife always wants something.  Fresh coffee.... a glass of water... a piece of toast..... in bed.

And she will try not to ask for tooooo much because he doesn't like to have to pause the game. 

It's just not the same.