Red Chuck

Little Rock, Part I, Early Morning

4:30am — Wake up, answer daughter's request for water, eject dog from bedroom (he's making that horrrible smacking sound AGAIN).
4:45am — Attempt sleep re-entry.
5:00am — Get up, blow nose, squirt Chloraseptic 5 times into back of throat.
5:10am — Attempt sleep re-entry.
5:30am — Get up, it's no use, you're not going to fall back asleep.
5:45am — Fill Neti Pot, irrigate nasal passages, take Allegra D.
6:00am — Go to gym.
6:50am — Leave gym, sweaty, satisfied, you should do this more often.
7:05am — Enter drive thru line for coffee at big name coffee franchise.
7:25am — Leave drive thru line of big name coffee franchise with 2 lattes and an apology from befuddled server (something about a broken machine).
7:30am — Arrive home.
7:31am — Discover copious amounts of dog shit in living room, hallway, and office.
7:32am — Put dog outside.
7:33am — Calm, be calm.
7:50am — Finish clean up, take out trash.
7:55am — Shower
8:15am — Breakfast
8:25am — Go to work.

Note to self: you're not in Miami anymore.