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    Quote Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo View Post
    Onward in to the valley of the sun.

    My choices were an early appointment. or one after 2 this afternoon

    I'll have 113 deg for today, Alex



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    Passing clouds.
    97 F

    Passing clouds.


    Feels Like: 95 ?F
    Forecast: 113 / 90 ?F
    Wind: 3 mph ↑ from Northwest
    Sounds like a good day to hang out by the pool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazin View Post
    Wow actually slept, So this is how the other half lives.....it's kinda nice!

    The TTR is a damn nice bike, that was the last dirtbike I had got.my wife before I broke my arms on the ktm.
    Can your Dr. help you out with getting some sleep? The only time I had insomnia was after my first wife passed. I would work on projects around the house and then crash (good thing Home Depot stayed open pretty late at the time).
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    Its a me issue. I've tried melatonin and others but the effects from it exceeded the benefits. I've been like this pretty much all my life. Its just been bad since I started on this last contracting gig.

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    Is it an anxiety issue?

    I've been blessed in that I can turn my brain off, relax, and go straight to sleep.

    It drives my wife nuts!
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    My wife has no idea how I can lay down, turn off the lights, and be sleeping about ten seconds later.

    I bet if she started her day at 5:00 a.m. and was on the go until around 6:00 p.m. and then doing stuff at the house after work and then going to bed around 11 or 11:30 she would be out pretty quick too and trying to get a solid five or six hours of sleep before doing it all over again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
    My wife has no idea how I can lay down, turn off the lights, and be sleeping about ten seconds later.

    I bet if she started her day at 5:00 a.m. and was on the go until around 6:00 p.m. and then doing stuff at the house after work and then going to bed around 11 or 11:30 she would be out pretty quick too and trying to get a solid five or six hours of sleep before doing it all over again.
    Our brains are wired differently. It's pretty easy for a guy to mentally go idle. That's kind of our default mode, the "Nothing" box. That's usually tough for women.



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    I wish I could fall asleep like that. I definitely can't just turn off my brain.

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    Only need a few seconds to a few minutes to settle/relax into sleep.

    I have fallen asleep sitting in the grandstands of NASCAR Cup races. I can also sleep standing up in line waiting. Especially if can lean against wall.
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    I have occasionally fallen asleep just driving down the road.

    Usually at the end of a long week enjoying a stupid long commute in some boring part of the country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gman View Post
    Is it an anxiety issue?

    I've been blessed in that I can turn my brain off, relax, and go straight to sleep.

    It drives my wife nuts!
    Ding ding ding.
    Can't shut the mind off at all. I will wake from sleep with an answer to a question. The whole other end of it is since I've started this contract I'm sitting idle for 8-10 hours+ a day in front of a computer. I know I need to get way more active and that will help a bit but like I said I've always delt with this and I've pretty much given up on meds / aids for it because the side effects just kick my butt. Usually 1 day a week (off day) i can "catch up" a little bit and get a nap in but I have to be super active to basiclly put myself into exhaustion then I'm out clean.