Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for March 18, 2023

She’s wound pretty tight

I just lay there eyes closed and breathe as evenly as I can.

Try breathing in, then breathing out. That usually works for just about anybody.

“Digital Assistant”? How old is this strip?

to continue

The colors I see in the light through my eyelids moves into shapes and BAM! I’m out…but only in my recliner.

Try the Medito app. Lots of things to help you fall asleep.

I pray. It always makes a difference.

This arc is getting lame. Don’t beat a dead horse.

Back when my life was excessively stressful, thinking about breathing stressed me even more. I was concentrating way too much on getting it right. I’d end up holding my breath in anticipation of starting a perfect breath sequence. Sleep deprivation taxes intelligence greatly.

It seems generally, it is much easier for a man to Not Think About Anything than a woman. Women are always thinking about something. The thing is to try and pick the right topic to ponder.

Wait, are all her shirts black? I mean, the husband’s (what’s his name again?) sleepwear looks different from his daywear so..?

Trying to fill in details of happy memories, and when lucky the broad picture shows up in dreams, sometimes with the missing details. Seldom get fully aware that I’m dreaming though.

Sometimes I make up a happy story or replay a favourite event or rewrite a sad movie I watched, in my head to get my mind off things