Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for April 30, 2020

Overthinking something is a poor fix for insomnia.

One night I woke up and noticed that the room was noticeably darker than it was when I went to sleep. Since the only light was a digital LED alarm clock, the amount of light was at its smallest at 1:11 am. I lay there for a while trying to figure out when it was at its brightest, and eventually realized I’d slept for just a little over three hours.

Obviously, insomnia has never been a problem for me.

And if it had been a 24 hour clock, you would have slept exactly the same length of time in a completely different part of the day.

So this is a classic from 1994? Back then I didn’t have much trouble falling asleep because I would drink almost every night so it wasn’t a problem. I’m sober now, but my trouble falling asleep these days is from staring at my smartphone during bedtime.

When you reach a certain age, sleep is usually broken up into several sections … with a trip to the bathroom between each.

At my age, it’s “I really don’t have to pee. I really don’t”

Been there, done that!

Reminds me of a certain Alan Parsons Project song.

I dreamed last night that I couldn’t get to sleep, yet I woke up refreshed.