Monday, 7am

After the shower, and with coffee in hand, comes the international news on CNN. Really it's a fairly cruel way of starting the day, the news hardly ever seems to be uplifting.

This morning the lead story was the situation in Iraq... another car bomb, and a look at Iraqi families returning to their destroyed homes in Falluja. Also, the sad news of Johnny Carson passing away. And some impressive images of New York buried by a blizzard (so, I wonder, do my punk nephews and niece have the day off from school?)

Sometimes, if I'm having a hard time waking up, I'll actually turn on Fox News. Within minutes my blood begins to boil with their "fair and unbiased" reporting, and the adrenaline begins to flow. I just have to make sure that no throw-able objects are nearby. I'd hate to break my new tv!

Well, I'm off to the office!