Perhaps I suffer from selective memory, but I’m convinced that there are certain challenging events that only occur between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.

Cases in point:

• A pregnant wife decides it is time to go the hospital to deliver the baby. It can come earlier in the night if the husband already is asleep.
• Raccoons knock over garbage cans.
• Babies cry really loudly. Yes, they cry at other times, but during this time they make much more noise.
• Airplanes fly lower and more directly over the house.
• The muffler falls off the car driven home late by the neighbor’s teenage son. In some cases, the muffler doesn’t have to fall off because the kid is driving a motorcycle.
• There is a huge storm with thunder and lightning.
• A leak in the roof starts to drip and makes a really loud plop. Drips are pretty much silent during the day.
• After you visit the bathroom and flush the toilet, the handle sticks and the water continues to run. This never happens at noon.
• A wrong number calls.
• The dog and cat renew their mutual mistrust.

You may think these things can happen during daylight.  Maybe they can happen to you when the sun is up. But not to me. I always get bumped in the night.