Happy Holiday
| 10:55 UK time, Friday, 31 March 2006
It's a bit like a holiday not getting up before 5am, as I usually do.
I'm working on a special project today which means a 9.30am start! Woohoo...
But I feel your pain. I know that more and more Americans are getting up at 5am or earlier. The Wall Street Journal says more people need to get up earlier to get ahead of the curve, to get work done without distractions, or to beat the traffic.
If that means you are a new listener to World Update, welcome!
Or maybe you found this blog before you found the radio programme.
We provide an early morning briefing of news that's broken overnight, and analysis of the issues that matter.
We cover global stories more than US, although if a US story has global impact, that's on our list.
And we talk to those who can explain the complexities of the news events that matter to the security, prosperity and liveability of our world.
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And you can listen to the programme on our website, too.
And I hope you find, like me (who once used to present late night programmes) that in the early morning, our cities are kinder and more interesting.
Comments
When I listen to you at 5:AM the mind is up (usually), but the body stays horizontal for the hour. (The Bird was on her good behavior this morning.)
Condi Rice - And her preachy speach in Iraq: She could be saying the exact same words today to the political decision makers in Washington or Paris. (London ?) 'Get your act together and pick a unifying leader'!
In my twenties and thirties, I generally slept from midnight to eight in the morning, but in the last 10 years my sleeping hours have extended from 9 at night to 5 in the morning. My body clock has adjusted to the change, in response to personal habits and preferences, quite smoothly.