Much of my life has been dictated by time. I have been a servant to alarm clocks since kid-dom. “Get up!” “Hurry up or you’ll miss the school bus.” “You’re here from 8 til 3 so make the most of it.” “Don’t be late for school/work/church/blah blah blah” – all repeated over and over for the first 20 years.

I set the alarm for 6:10 a.m. every day for 40 years to beat the traffic to the bridge and get to the office on time.