Woody the Woodpecker Wakes up the "hood!

My dog and I both start drooling at 4:AM. She wants food and I want coffee. It is a Pavlovian habit during the school year. I have come to love my Monks hours. I can work outside under the tree. Yes, even in the cold! I bundle up and breathe fresh air. As an asthmatic I never take breathing for granted. As a survivor of my childhood I don't take much for granted. It's one of the gifts of hanging in there and choosing NOT to kill yourself. The best tool and weapon is the ability to write.