So now I know.

I only subscribe to the Sunday Journal Gazette these days, otherwise I just end up recycling lots of paper without having read much of the contents.  Every Sunday morning when I get up, usually about 7:30 or 8:00am, I open the front door of my apartment and there's the paper, hanging in a plastic bag on my doorknob. A side note here - those long narrow plastic bags are perfect for packing shoes when traveling. I've been mildly curious about what time the paper actually gets delivered.  Not curious enough to get up early to check it out but mildly curious.  Today I got my answer. A friend who was visiting for the weekend got called into work unexpectecly and had to leave here at 5:00am. As I was walking her out to her car to help with luggage, etc, the paper person was walking down the other end of my hallway hanging papers on doors.  By the time I got back up to my apartment my paper was waiting for me.  So now I know, 5:00am is the time (just in case I ever have insomnia and need my newspaper fix).  It did occur to me that this paper delivery man has a pretty nice route.  I din't know where else he covers on his route but walking up and down hallways has got to beat walking from house to house, especially in five degree weather. No wonder he was smiling.