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I must be catching Old_Me's habits ...

jumpinjoe

jumpinjoe

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I'm usually up about all night since I have a serious case of 'Night owl-ism'. Not sure that's a word but it sure describes my Insomnia. Have dealt with it all my life since a baby playing awake all night in my crib, then sleeping all day. Mom and granny both had me to Dr's but they all said no problem, he'll outgrow it. He'll outgrow it they said, yada, yada, yada. 77 years later and still ain't outgrown it.

But as my heading says, I may be catching the Old_Me condition, cause I got to go to bed. My head keeps falling over into my keyboard and I'm afraid I'll run out of 'white-out' and leave something typed that don't make sense. See y'all tomorrow ... sometime! jj
 
jumpinjoe said:
I'm usually up about all night since I have a serious case of 'Night owl-ism'. Not sure that's a word but it sure describes my Insomnia. Have dealt with it all my life since a baby playing awake all night in my crib, then sleeping all day. Mom and granny both had me to Dr's but they all said no problem, he'll outgrow it. He'll outgrow it they said, yada, yada, yada. 77 years later and still ain't outgrown it.

But as my heading says, I may be catching the Old_Me condition, cause I got to go to bed. My head keeps falling over into my keyboard and I'm afraid I'll run out of 'white-out' and leave something typed that don't make sense. See y'all tomorrow ... sometime! jj
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Have a good one...I'm just getting up for work!
 
I've been awake for a good while. I'm out in the garage sitting on a box where it's cool and .........not so quiet........cats are purring by the dozens 🤣 . At 1st there was only 2 cats up here with me and now the top is full (2'x4').
 

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jumpinjoe said:
I'm usually up about all night since I have a serious case of 'Night owl-ism'. Not sure that's a word but it sure describes my Insomnia. Have dealt with it all my life since a baby playing awake all night in my crib, then sleeping all day. Mom and granny both had me to Dr's but they all said no problem, he'll outgrow it. He'll outgrow it they said, yada, yada, yada. 77 years later and still ain't outgrown it.

But as my heading says, I may be catching the Old_Me condition, cause I got to go to bed. My head keeps falling over into my keyboard and I'm afraid I'll run out of 'white-out' and leave something typed that don't make sense. See y'all tomorrow ... sometime! jj
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3:30 - 4:AM daily, 8 days a week, no matter what...

bed time (about) 8-9PM, nightly, 8 nights a week..

2 (or up to) 4 nights per week, up at 1:30 AM, to go and pick up family member that works and gets out of work from (2AM- 4AM) those nights she works....never sure when i will get that call, but best to be awake, and ready.....

and when i am not "on call" to pick her up..??

my sleep cycle is still mucked up, getting up at...1AM, 2 AM, AM, then 4AM

EVERY STINKING DAY...between 11:30 AM, and 12 PM..??

and i'm on the 'puter..??

i zone out, like a light switch turning......"OFF"

so.....La-Z-Boy recliner is my best friend.

i have never been a sleep thru the night person, and when i did trucking, it was a 24/7 days on the road, and there was NEVER a set sleep, eat, drive schedule, that a truckers internal clock adheres to.

been retired for all these years now, and my circadian rhythm is still all mucked up.

i tried sleeping pills....no good...i tried melatonin...no good.........

it is what it is.

nearly 8 AM now, and i am getting tired. sadly, this is not a joke.
 
its not just you or US
its most of us
bed by 10 pm now..new puppy demands it
up at 2 puppy awakens to say Snort, my big dog jumps back on bed and steps on my ankle
wife comes in around 3, tries to be quiet...but i have stealth ears for noises that are not of this world as she drops something or ??
between 3 and 5 , i stare at ceiling trying to remember somebodies name from 3rd grade, oh look squirrel ran across my brain

a ghost or wife hollers around 5 to be quiet or something
7 dogs go out, then they go back to sleep and leave me to face the morning,
coffee, quiet time , surf the web
more coffee

as of late, the spirits or ghost or whatever have been very very noisy
lots of new music and lots of new sounds.

we have ghost or spirits, and have accepted them, but now we have new ones that are loud. i think they are of the newer age group. its usually old time western piano music, but now its more like 40s to 60 s rhythms.
we even had ghost busters here and they turned white but could not confirm or deny , we went enough of crazy back story i guess to be on tv??
they dont move or turn off lights, just let you know they are near you and loud, like when you can hear people talking on the other side of a wall, but cant quite decipher the words.

nap around 2 pm for 30 minutes or so,
best part is , its ok, i am retired and my schedule does not have to conform with anyone elses
 
powerboatr said:
its not just you or US
its most of us
bed by 10 pm now..new puppy demands it
up at 2 puppy awakens to say Snort, my big dog jumps back on bed and steps on my ankle
wife comes in around 3, tries to be quiet...but i have stealth ears for noises that are not of this world as she drops something or ??
between 3 and 5 , i stare at ceiling trying to remember somebodies name from 3rd grade, oh look squirrel ran across my brain

a ghost or wife hollers around 5 to be quiet or something
7 dogs go out, then they go back to sleep and leave me to face the morning,
coffee, quiet time , surf the web
more coffee

as of late, the spirits or ghost or whatever have been very very noisy
lots of new music and lots of new sounds.

we have ghost or spirits, and have accepted them, but now we have new ones that are loud. i think they are of the newer age group. its usually old time western piano music, but now its more like 40s to 60 s rhythms.
we even had ghost busters here and they turned white but could not confirm or deny , we went enough of crazy back story i guess to be on tv??
they dont move or turn off lights, just let you know they are near you and loud, like when you can hear people talking on the other side of a wall, but cant quite decipher the words.

nap around 2 pm for 30 minutes or so,
best part is , its ok, i am retired and my schedule does not have to conform with anyone elses
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Pretty much have the same daily routine. Yep, it sucks.
 
powerboatr said:
its not just you or US
its most of us
bed by 10 pm now..new puppy demands it
up at 2 puppy awakens to say Snort, my big dog jumps back on bed and steps on my ankle
wife comes in around 3, tries to be quiet...but i have stealth ears for noises that are not of this world as she drops something or ??
between 3 and 5 , i stare at ceiling trying to remember somebodies name from 3rd grade, oh look squirrel ran across my brain

a ghost or wife hollers around 5 to be quiet or something
7 dogs go out, then they go back to sleep and leave me to face the morning,
coffee, quiet time , surf the web
more coffee

as of late, the spirits or ghost or whatever have been very very noisy
lots of new music and lots of new sounds.

we have ghost or spirits, and have accepted them, but now we have new ones that are loud. i think they are of the newer age group. its usually old time western piano music, but now its more like 40s to 60 s rhythms.
we even had ghost busters here and they turned white but could not confirm or deny , we went enough of crazy back story i guess to be on tv??
they dont move or turn off lights, just let you know they are near you and loud, like when you can hear people talking on the other side of a wall, but cant quite decipher the words.

nap around 2 pm for 30 minutes or so,
best part is , its ok, i am retired and my schedule does not have to conform with anyone elses
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this is why i like my fish..they are quiet....make no noise, don't step on my ankle.

and when they die????

they make less noise.

until the toilet goes BARROOSH......!!!!!!!!

i care less about any one i went to school with, but now tonight, dammit, i'll start trying to think of names...thank you very much.

we had spirits in the house, but i finished that bottle.

we have "boom-box cars", 24/7, and if i don't hear it..??? i cannot fall asleep.

damn garbage trucks are super quiet, i never hear them, compared to the "good ole days"....

you take a 1 nap at 2 PM..??

rookie.

10 AM, 12 PM, 3PM, 6PM, 7:30 PM, 8-8:30 PM, go to bed time.....

sheesh...retirement ain't working out for you, is it..???
 
Guys this is a poem I discovered years ago when I was teaching American Lit to 11th graders. At the time the true meaning of this piece didn't ring true because I had very little experience with the issues aging brings. Now when I watch this I can really relate. As a person who struggled with Sleep Apnea I can tell you that poor sleeping patterns speeds up cognitive decline. I addressed my issue 10 years ago and now I usually sleep and dream like I did as a child. (Sometimes my dreams are the best part of my day!) Check with a local hospital and see if they can help steer you to a program that does sleep studies.

 
Recusant said:
Guys this is a poem I discovered years ago when I was teaching American Lit to 11th graders. At the time the true meaning of this piece didn't ring true because I had very little experience with the issues aging brings. Now when I watch this I can really relate. As a person who struggled with Sleep Apnea I can tell you that poor sleeping patterns speeds up cognitive decline. I addressed my issue 10 years ago and now I usually sleep and dream like I did as a child. (Sometimes my dreams are the best part of my day!) Check with a local hospital and see if they can help steer you to a program that does sleep studies.

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best i know from what the wife says, i do not snore, my neck size is below apnea measurements, i just wake up.

i have been under anesthesia many times, and was told i did not have sleep apnea.
 
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