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Down With Morning People

Morning people fizzle. Non-morning people get stronger as the day wears on.
Source: Tim Lahan

This article was published online on July 30, 2021.

Me, I can fake it.

Stale as I may be from the night before, one foot—one leg—stuck in the underworld, I can still crank up the sociability. I can manufacture perkiness at an early hour. Good good to wake up. I rejoice in the restoration of consciousness, the grand democracy of daylight. Yes! Good morning!

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