Dear Reader Column 11-10-04

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Dear Reader,

This Daylight Savings Time thing, it ain't working for me.

Every year, same time, same thing, same complaint. You'd think I'd be used to the "change" by now. But the problem is that I'm usually up at five or five-thirty in the morning, so the extra hour is no treat for me. My inner time clock thinks it's five, when it's really four, and when I drink coffee at four in the morning, I'm ready to nap around noon. And then by 2 p.m., I'm wondering why my work day isn't wrapping up, because it seems like I've been working for hours...well I have...10 hours to be exact.

Personally I think if we're going to "celebrate" an extra hour of sleep, every year (something I never get), that we ought to give each other presents. So if you're in the gift-giving mood and you need some suggestions; gift wrap any box of an over-the-counter sleep aid promising to give me at-least-one-full-night's-sleep, a sleeping mask, a CD of lullabies, or round up a bunch of sheep, ship them my way, and I'll start counting. And please--hurry. I'm so tired.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher Suzanne Beecher
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P.S. You could WIN a book..."Tell me a story," is still one of best reasons to write a book. And author Walt Larimore, M.D., told me one mighty fine story last week when I read his book, "Bryson City Tales."

Read the sample go to: http://www.emailbookclub.com/alt/bryson1.html

I have 15 copies of his book to give away. Read the sample, send me an email, tell me what you think--and you're automatically entered in the drawing. I'll pass your comments on to the author, too.

Comments

[janice]

How refreshing to read about down to earth, out in the country and "far from the maddening crowd" --so to speak-- life. To see with your reading eyes the life of a city educated and trained doctor and his family easily warming to a more casual and comfortable way of life without the stresses of a larger city (such as the 'dog eat dog' and 'too fast a pace' type of stress and pressure) complete with the warmth of shared community spirituality.