Isabella and I are not adjusting to the time change very well. She only started trying to wake me up this morning after the living room light—set on a timer—turned on at 5:00 a.m. Apparently, that’s when she realized she’d overslept.
I’m used to getting up at 4:30 a.m. at the latest, which gives me plenty of time to write my blog post without rushing through coffee and breakfast. I still have enough time this morning, but it feels rushed because today is my first day back at work after my vacation.
Maybe next year I’ll remember this and take the week after the time change off instead. That might be the smarter strategy.
I know I have a mountain of emails waiting for me, but hopefully it won’t be too bad of a day.
Have a great week, everyone.
Joe
The Closet Professor 
March 9th, 2026 at 6:20 am
Good morning Joe and wow, what a wonderful compact deep-crease bum greeted me this morning. I was in a dilema whether to save him under ARSE or BED and decided on reflection to save under both. A good start to the new week. He really is a peach.