It’s March 9, a Hump Day, and once again I’ve had almost no sleep—despite a strict regiment of avoiding computers, stimulation, and the like. Life is no fun when lived in exhaustion. Well, like Maru, I do my best. On this day in 1796, Napoleon married his Josephine, and, in 1831, the French Foreign Legion was established—surprisingly, it’s still around. On this day in 1954, CBS broadcast the “See It Now” episode detailing the excesses of Senator Joseph McCarthy, an episode that eventually brought him down. Oh, the humanity! And, in 1959, the anatomically incorrect Barbie Doll was introduced. Births on this day include Amerigo Vespucci (1454), the source of the name “America,” Vita Sackville-West (1892), Samuel Barber (1910), Ornette Coleman (1930; he died last year), Yuri Gagarin (1934; the first person to go into space), Bobby Fischer (1943), and the fabulous Juliette Binoche (1964). Those who died on this day include George Burns (1996) and The Notorious B.I.G. (1997); it is not a good day for deaths of the famous.
Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili is demanding a fluffier pillow for her adorable head:
Hili: Do we have a bigger pillow with flowers on?
A: Does it have to be flowers?
Hili: Yes, and a bit thicker.
Hili: Czy mamy jakąś większą poduszkę w kwiatki?
Ja: A musi być w kwiatki?
Hili: Tak i trochę grubsza.
Poor PCC[e]!!!
What about fresh air? Do you sleep with a window open? When I lived in the north of Norway, even when it was the midst of winter, I had to have the window open.
Also, getting into a drunken stupor can, er, ‘help’ unless you are an alcoholic… not really a good idea 🙁
Also the birthday of Franz Joseph Gall, the pioneer neuroanatomist & founder of phrenology-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Joseph_Gall
…plus a great musical Google Doodle – at least in the UK
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en
Yes, it’s cool!
See my latest post on the theramin and the Doodle.
Have you seen a doctor about this, Dr. Coyne? Something is quite amiss, as this has been dragging on for so long.
According to this self-help guide, you have to be like a detective to figure this out.
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/sleep/cant-sleep-insomnia-treatment.htm
I’d see a doctor for sure.
My two-cents and it is worth at least half that, jet lag may have brought on the insomnia. A lot of travel and some really bad jet lag can screw you up. That would be the technical term – screw you up. Work stress would be the other thing and that should not apply in this case.
I would agree. Perhaps this started before the Ottawa trip (Britain), as that one shouldn’t have set PCCE outta whack.
I was thinking there might be some underlying anxiety issues, if not physical one.
Please don’t rule out meditation a la Sam Harris, Jerry.
Perhaps you are being haunted by the unborn spirits of all the Drosophila that you have not been bred as a result of your retirement.
Then again, perhaps not.
Have you tried a bigger pillow with flowers on it?