Two Theories of Sleep

The theory of circadian rhythms is that we have an observable pattern of behaviors we experience each day, the two most obvious of which are being awake and being asleep; being sleepy during your wakefulness is part of that, but not as obvious. There are also rhythms to our sleep: we go through, or attempt … Read more

Being Happy or Just Being There

I was in a colleague’s office and saw two things that gave me reason to pause and think. The first was a sign on his credenza that read “You probably wanted to do something cool with your life, but you never got that job.” The sign made me sad, well not sad as much as … Read more

Boat Story – Part Five: The Sail Boats

In all those early years of boating with my father, we never had fun with the boats, other than fishing. Fishing is fun for some, but it’s boring and smelly and boring for others. Ultimately it’s disappointing, too, because you rarely get all the fish you wanted to catch. The boats were a vehicle to … Read more

Still More Fun at the Pool

Longtime readers know that I’ve been teaching myself to swim. This continues, and is improving. I almost feel like I can swim, now. But that’s only part of the reason to go to the pool. There was a life saving class underway this past weekend while I swam. Twenty teenagers were there for the lesson, … Read more