re: So much explained here

Usually if I'm tired or early morning still waking up I do, getting older you'll see baw.

nein, baw

The Germans even have an insult for men who sit to pee. They are called sitzpinklers and it basically means you are not a real man.

I will however admit to doing it during the middle of the night a few times when I was trying to stay in sleep mode

No need to sit when so many trees and shrubs to mark your territory on in the yard. Plus IHIoGA that it keeps groundhogs and other critters out of your yard. No groundhogs at my place so far (does not appear to work on squirrels or chipmunks tho).