Why Do I Bother?

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I haven’t had a good nights sleep for oh … at least 3 to 4 months. By that I mean that it is typical for me to be up 3 or 4 times a night for whatever reason; to pee, to check the thermostat, to get more water, to check out strange noises, whatever. Needless to say, my physical and mental health have been suffering because of this.

Did you know that sleep deprivation is used as a method to torture prisoners? Did you know that sleep deprivation and sleepwalking has been successfully used as a defense in murder trials? Did you know that Sleep deprivation afflicts about 25% of americans and results in limited physical and mental functioning and has even been linked to adult diabetes?

Now before you call in emergency services, I was not yet to the point where murder seems like a reasonable behavior. So far, my symptoms were limited to my own personal suffering. Who knows what might have happened though …

Maybe my wife already knew about that murder thing when she agreed that we should get a new bed. I had been complaining for a couple months that our bed was inadequate and last week we finally went and invested in a new bed. I say “invested” because it is no small expense to buy a decent bed. We decide to get one from Sleep Comfort. You know the Sleep Number Bed? Lindsay Wagner?

It arrived via UPS after about 4 days. I came home to find 4 large boxes sitting on my front porch. Thank God I live in a decent neighborhood where it is somewhat safe to leave $1800 worth of mechandise unattended on your front porch. Anyway, after about an hour of work the bed was in place and beckoning to me.

I spent the first night alone, since Mel had not yet returned from Chicago. For the first night in a very long time I didn’t get up once! You can’t imagine how relieved I was to look over at the clock by the bed and see that it was 8:30, not 2:30!

There are a few things that you should never skimp on in my opinion. They are a good pair of shoes, a quality vehicle, and a good bed. I might also add a good shot of scotch to that list.

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