It is much, much easier to waken ones self at the ungodly hour of 6:30 or something comparable if one goes to bed at the ungodly hour of 10:30 or something comparable. This is a revelation for someone who sleeps, in many peoples estimations, for ungodly lengths of time (when he does, in fact, sleep at all). Last night was beautifully uneventful. I sat and read 'From Paris to the Moon,' by Adam Gopnik until I was forced at gunpoint to have bratw�rst. Heartily recommended to everyone. The book, that is. More later, when I can find an American keyboard.