I call it a "brain cloud".

That feeling you have early in the morning when you work the hours I do and never quite goes away until you see the sun.

Rising at 2am is not something you ever get used to, but I figured my biggest problem would be lack of sleep and an excessive case of yawning on this shift. Well, sleep is an issue -- and I do find myself yawning when off-camera. But there is somthing else - this "brain cloud" as I call it - and caffiene is can only do so much to relieve this temporary condition.

It's that feeling that you are just not there when you are at work. It's like you are reading the story on camera but instead of you reading it, it's like I'm a third person in the room watching myself reading the story. Maybe you don't see it at home, unless those times when I flub reading a story.

I find what gets me through these "cloudy" mornings is excessive banter with my co-horts. Whether it's on camera with Kelly, Mel and Demetrius ... or off camera with our floor director. Still, no matter how much sleep you get the "brain cloud" will still be there. Maybe not all the time, but occassionally.

I'm not complaining or seeking sympathy. Just thought I would let you inside the morning show and who knows, maybe I will get a call from Pitt or some other medical group which maybe studying this condition.