[Rust]

Small heart attack caused by alarm; death of alarm clock (they're cheap, I have several); iPod alarm 15 minutes later is too expensive to kill so I get up; brush teeth; kiss wife goodbye (VERY important to do this, and only AFTER the tooth brushing); fill canteen with water; leave the house; experience severe finger cramp during morning rush hour; buy bottle of ambrosia (Coke) at gas station near the office; find parking while experiencing further finger cramp in other hand; at my desk by 9AM; use topical lotion to ease forehead abrasions caused by facepalming too aggressively (on days I have support calls waiting for me).

By 10AM I'm fine :) What did the skeleton say when he walked into the bar? Gimme a beer and a mop.

[blogimus]

I don't think the skeleton has the guts to walk into a bar.

[carbocation]

Each morning, your wife puts up with your two alarms (perhaps more, depending on what you do to the cheap alarm clocks)?

[Rust]

Yep - I don't get to deep sleep until after about 6 hours. So during the night I'm a light sleeper, but those last 2 hours I might as well be dead for all I'm aware of my surroundings. If I only have one alarm, I will sleep right through it. I might wake up when it shuts itself off 90 minutes later, but there's no guarantee.

[Tichy]

Suggest a better solution?