That's another thing. Why do we still have so many jobs when we're retired! I think I work more now than when I worked. I work harder just trying to get out of jobs now. People need to understand we need privacy at a time like this.
ALWAYS enjoy your topics (the myriad of them) and often enjoy as well your phrasing ...for me (how could it not be) the topic that struck me today was 'Jillian the Magnificent' and your middle-of-the-nite song for her (mine with our daughter was a simple 'doo wah diddy, there she was just a walk'n down the street' while walking endlessly around the house ; ) ...you must have a better voice than I do. Maybe try singing yourself to sleep (or just accept 5 hours is the new norm ; (
Try a white noise machine. It works wonders for me. There are settings for different relaxing sounds like ocean or crickets. I wouldn’t recommend rain showers or brook. Those make me have to get up to use the bathroom.
Enjoy the daily musings. No help with the no sleep, couple of cocktails always do the trick. Could care less about the draft or the guys busted for gambling. Big business will always tilt to what’s in its best interest, always has always will. What say you about Lodolo in his last two starts? Both since the Hunter Green extension. Stinkers. Putting to much pressure on himself or frustration he was second? Why do an extension once the season starts? Just seemed awkward with the timing.
Not sleeping is a bad thing …no good advice I only had the problem for a week once but the daughter in law is a medical doctor and she swears by melatonin….. no more talk about the Reds waste of time and the NFL draft so bring back the goats and dog stories …
I take Zzzquil, and actually Kroger's generic version at half the cost, virtually every night. Do the same and this problem is solved. Yes, nothing is without a tradeoff. But me, I'll take the sleep.
Probably need a reset after Vegas trip. Sorry. No real advice. When I can't sleep I give up and take a book downstairs to read, usually sitting at the counter in the kitchen. Cat loves it. Eventually go back to bed and at least pretend to sleep some of those nights. Will eventually get back on track. I have friends with chronic insomnia. It's not fun.
Reread books you love. Can be soothing.
In February the question of restless legs came up. My former brother in law, who I miss all the time, used to say he had dancing legs. Emily told me to take Magnesium, but said was usually a deficiency that women have. Not a drug.
Yep, good luck NFL. Whatever piddly souls the leagues possessed are long gone.
Awake when you should be sleeping? Me? I start praying "Hail Mary's" - the Rosary - 10 is a decade (lookitup if you don't already know...) I never make it through 10, usually not even 5 before I fall peaceuflly to sleep. "Lord give me rest, give me peace...Hail Mary..." Sweet Dreams Doc. Works for me.
I wake up a 4:50 am and head straight to the gym. I do this 3-4 times a week. I workout for an hour. Nothing crazy just a normal workout for a 40 something year old guy that sits at a desk all day. I don’t drink anything with caffeine and I don’t look at computers or phones an hour before I go to bed. By the end of the day I am exhausted. I’m in bed and asleep before 10pm.
Went to the white noise machine a year or so ago ... before that the "heavy breathing" (aka controlled snore) that either my wife or me (whoever fell asleep first) was going to be a going to sleep killer. Of course as we men continue to age the big nemesis is undoubtedly the urge to have to get up and shake the big willy. Twice a night is now common, an occasional three times has reared it's ugly head (pun, if you will). Only once is bliss! GOOD LUCK on your sleeping woes. One final thought, turn the thermostat down low. A cool room with blankets pulled up always seems to yield better sleep for me than having to kick off the covers. That may however create a dilemma for your sidekick Johnny?
Read your own musings for advice! If you can hold out until Thursday, the NFL draft begins. You’ll be sure to fall asleep after the first few bear hugs of Roger Goodall.
Apr 24, 2023·edited Apr 24, 2023Liked by Paul Daugherty
Just saw an ad last night on the tube for a new sleep medication.
QUIVIVIQ.
I swear to God; that's its name, Doc! It finally dawned on me all these new medications sound just like the passwords on my computer. Shee-itt! Now I gotta check to see if some hot-shot med marketer broke into my computer. I guess I better change 'em again. Oh, misery.
You could be stuck on West Coast time, with backup nightmares of deeply difficult golf courses, lol. Suggestions; do something strenuous for a few hours before dusk. Walk 9 when it gets warmer. Or better, walk 18. That might knock ya out. A tired body sleeps well. Hate to say it, but old age and good sleep patterns are enemies.
New Peacock show just discovered by me is great; "Mrs. Davis". Wacky, uplifting, and outside the box, all at once. Good fun. I love off-the-wall stuff. Anybody else seen it?
That's another thing. Why do we still have so many jobs when we're retired! I think I work more now than when I worked. I work harder just trying to get out of jobs now. People need to understand we need privacy at a time like this.
ALWAYS enjoy your topics (the myriad of them) and often enjoy as well your phrasing ...for me (how could it not be) the topic that struck me today was 'Jillian the Magnificent' and your middle-of-the-nite song for her (mine with our daughter was a simple 'doo wah diddy, there she was just a walk'n down the street' while walking endlessly around the house ; ) ...you must have a better voice than I do. Maybe try singing yourself to sleep (or just accept 5 hours is the new norm ; (
Try a white noise machine. It works wonders for me. There are settings for different relaxing sounds like ocean or crickets. I wouldn’t recommend rain showers or brook. Those make me have to get up to use the bathroom.
Enjoy the daily musings. No help with the no sleep, couple of cocktails always do the trick. Could care less about the draft or the guys busted for gambling. Big business will always tilt to what’s in its best interest, always has always will. What say you about Lodolo in his last two starts? Both since the Hunter Green extension. Stinkers. Putting to much pressure on himself or frustration he was second? Why do an extension once the season starts? Just seemed awkward with the timing.
Not sleeping is a bad thing …no good advice I only had the problem for a week once but the daughter in law is a medical doctor and she swears by melatonin….. no more talk about the Reds waste of time and the NFL draft so bring back the goats and dog stories …
I take Zzzquil, and actually Kroger's generic version at half the cost, virtually every night. Do the same and this problem is solved. Yes, nothing is without a tradeoff. But me, I'll take the sleep.
Not a comment, but a question....is the attendance number the Red's announce every game the actual attendance or number of seats sold?
Probably need a reset after Vegas trip. Sorry. No real advice. When I can't sleep I give up and take a book downstairs to read, usually sitting at the counter in the kitchen. Cat loves it. Eventually go back to bed and at least pretend to sleep some of those nights. Will eventually get back on track. I have friends with chronic insomnia. It's not fun.
Reread books you love. Can be soothing.
In February the question of restless legs came up. My former brother in law, who I miss all the time, used to say he had dancing legs. Emily told me to take Magnesium, but said was usually a deficiency that women have. Not a drug.
Yep, good luck NFL. Whatever piddly souls the leagues possessed are long gone.
Awake when you should be sleeping? Me? I start praying "Hail Mary's" - the Rosary - 10 is a decade (lookitup if you don't already know...) I never make it through 10, usually not even 5 before I fall peaceuflly to sleep. "Lord give me rest, give me peace...Hail Mary..." Sweet Dreams Doc. Works for me.
CBD Oil. I began taking it to manage arthritis pain but it has proven to be a great sleep enhancer.
I wake up a 4:50 am and head straight to the gym. I do this 3-4 times a week. I workout for an hour. Nothing crazy just a normal workout for a 40 something year old guy that sits at a desk all day. I don’t drink anything with caffeine and I don’t look at computers or phones an hour before I go to bed. By the end of the day I am exhausted. I’m in bed and asleep before 10pm.
Went to the white noise machine a year or so ago ... before that the "heavy breathing" (aka controlled snore) that either my wife or me (whoever fell asleep first) was going to be a going to sleep killer. Of course as we men continue to age the big nemesis is undoubtedly the urge to have to get up and shake the big willy. Twice a night is now common, an occasional three times has reared it's ugly head (pun, if you will). Only once is bliss! GOOD LUCK on your sleeping woes. One final thought, turn the thermostat down low. A cool room with blankets pulled up always seems to yield better sleep for me than having to kick off the covers. That may however create a dilemma for your sidekick Johnny?
I've always loved this story about the friendship between the two AJ's.
https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/24320539
Please report if you find something that works! So many people suffer from lack of sleep! Thanks!
Read your own musings for advice! If you can hold out until Thursday, the NFL draft begins. You’ll be sure to fall asleep after the first few bear hugs of Roger Goodall.
Just saw an ad last night on the tube for a new sleep medication.
QUIVIVIQ.
I swear to God; that's its name, Doc! It finally dawned on me all these new medications sound just like the passwords on my computer. Shee-itt! Now I gotta check to see if some hot-shot med marketer broke into my computer. I guess I better change 'em again. Oh, misery.
You could be stuck on West Coast time, with backup nightmares of deeply difficult golf courses, lol. Suggestions; do something strenuous for a few hours before dusk. Walk 9 when it gets warmer. Or better, walk 18. That might knock ya out. A tired body sleeps well. Hate to say it, but old age and good sleep patterns are enemies.
New Peacock show just discovered by me is great; "Mrs. Davis". Wacky, uplifting, and outside the box, all at once. Good fun. I love off-the-wall stuff. Anybody else seen it?