Tower Of Babel

Hail up people…yes I know its Monday and even I am not in the mood to go to that place which helps pay the bills, but you know how it go…so why lament? I have visited two blogs authored by women since morning and bucked up on a similar theme at the two sites….lack of sleep…insomnia to rahtid! A hell of a thing when it tek you.

Sleep is so therapeutic. It is what helps our brains to rest, aids vegetative functions like digestion, autonomic functions like erections in us dudes (though that can well happen during our waking hours as well….once the stimulus/li are of the right kind! ) In fact (and I’m digressing a bit, but you dun know I am male)….some say that one of the reasons why we men get rigid inna de night is to nourish the tissues of that vital organ…the increased blood supply that comes with an erection bringing all manner of good nutrients with it! Anyway, back on track…..Sleep is vital to our well being and normal functioning, and though I don’t consider myself any expert on sleep and sleep associated disorders let me see if I can come up with some advice on how to induce slumber.

I find (for me anyway) some exercise helps (and that could include the pleasurable type involving a partner as well). Make the atmosphere conducive to sleep….no noise. Watch some TV from the bed…it should be turned down though. Get comfortable…minimal clothing (if any at all)….fabrics should be soft and bed clothes should be very loose fitting. Extremes of temperature make for uncomfortable sleep….so not too hot, not too cold. If you hot and sweaty, a shower before retiring is helpful.

One of the things I do almost involuntarily is to rub my big toes against the first little toe….suppem I been doing since my teens. (Yeah, I know dat one weird.) A cup of warm milk before bed may help some. No late coffee, tea or sodas….the caffeine is an eye opener. Alcohol may well help…but they say that too much leads to interrupted sleep. Since this is a blogging community…a little surfing until the eyes get cloudy can be helpful. Read… a novel, the newspaper, magazines that interest you. Hope this helps. For me, once I decide I turning in, if I really tired in ten minutes or so I am gone…though I tend to sleep lightly.

I hope that if you didn’t rest well last night, that tonight will be better for you. Going to work without sleep makes me feel like dawg shyte….brings back unpleasant memories of post call days at work when I was an Intern! (Constitution couldn’t tek dat again! ) Anyhow, it is get up and go time, so done the slumber argument for now.

Finally, a little humor does help to get us through the day. I’m linking an article I saw in the Gleaner this AM. Is not a joke joke still. But somehow, I rather like the analogy that the recent earthquakes were an indication of Asafa’s coming to break the 100 m. world record!

BTW, gwaan go wish Scratchie and wifey Happy Anniversary!

Have a good day you hear!

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