bright and early

After days of morning to mid-afternoon gloom, Memorial Day bloomed bright and early over Los Angeles — the clouds blown away, no doubt, by the powerful current of sighs, groans and complaints generated by the weekend’s disappointing box office.

“Today, he had a day off, and how did he spend that? Brunch with Melania? No. Maybe a catch with Barron in the yard? No, no. Ranta Claus got up bright and early to post 165 venomous words about yours truly!”

I gather David Smith, whose evidence we'll hear first this morning, is already here having arrived bright and early.

“They came out and they were ready to play today. They beat me downstairs for breakfast. My four seniors were sitting down eating together bright and early, so everybody was wide-awake and excited to be here because we weren’t ready to go down.”

Oscar nominations arrive bright and early Tuesday morning, the last of the season’s unveilings, following the guilds, the Globes, the Emmys, the ... what?