I think I've posted before (but can't instantly put my finger on it), but maybe I meant to but didn't ( Read more... )

O hai sleep deprivation. We meet again, my old enemy ( Read more... )

Leap days are a swizz ( Read more... )

The story of the sleepy Air Canada pilot who "mistook Venus for an oncoming aircraft and put the plane into a steep dive" has been doing the rounds. A relatively reasonable version of the story is on the Toronto Globe and Mail, but as ever with these things, you can't beat the actual investigative report - and the Canadian Transportation Safety ( Read more... )

I had to set an alarm this morning! For the first time in nearly five years ( Read more... )

I haven't posted a soppy update about the kids for ages.
( So here it is ... )

What in the name of all that is Noodly was I thinking? I told people that **TODO's sleep was much better.

I mean, I'm nominally a materialist and all that, but honestly, there's tempting Fate and then there's pulling her beards, knocking over her sewing clobber and running away singing "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!".

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A drive-by comment I saw somewhere suggested there was half-decent research to show beneficial effects from meditation, which is an idea I've had knocking about my head for a while. A recent-ish review suggests there might be something but More Research Required ( Read more... )

Has anyone any personal experience of earplugs for sleeping in? I like to sleep with my head sideways on the pillow, so find the ones that stick out too uncomfortable ( Read more... )

Thanks for the good wishes and diverting things: greatly appreciated. And apologies for the lapse in dignity to those to whom it matters remotely ( Read more... )