: sleep needs

[Guest guest]

said -

> 1998 Omnibus Sleep in America Poll by National Sleep Foundation:

> ....the average American sleeps six hours, 57 minutes a night during the

> workweek. Experts recommend a minimum of eight hours a night. Long-term

> sleep deprivation can lead to heart disease and mental health problems.

Wow - that's what I call encouraging...... huh.

BUT - I slept last night without having an ear awake listening for

Mum wandering about, and I feel like a new person this morning -

at work, and may make it til lunchtime without falling asleep at the

keyboard. Ever woken up to find

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

all over your PC screen?

Colin

[Guest guest]

It's 5:34 AM EST and I've been awake all night. I tried the hot soak,

listening to music, eating crackers and milk and just lying there trying to

bore myself to sleep. Nothing worked. Last evening I had to drive in to

Rutland to hear a Doctor speak on heart problems, change of lifestyle etc.

I listened intently but heard nothing new though he did make me apprehensive

describing how heart disease progresses. I had driven in the dark.....it

was raining......it's deer season (hunting), and it's also rutting season so

I had to be ever careful about seeing deer crossing the road. It's 23 miles

to Rutland so by the time I got home I was a fibrillated nerve end.The whole

evening wasn't worth the effort.

It would have been worth it if he'd talked in some detail on how to change

one's lifestyle, how to go about becoming a vegetarian, what moderate

exercises are helpful etc.

Ah well, I have less than two hours before Mr Biggles bladder must be

emptied so I'd better see about gettin a few ZZZZZ's. My legs are fairly

quiet.

Jeanne and Mr. Biggles in Poultney VT