tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post2329768093374383570..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: A Secret to WritingWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-36080186611368125972007-12-11T15:55:00.000-05:002007-12-11T15:55:00.000-05:00Napping as a hobby! I like that idea, Cyndi! Sig...Napping as a hobby! I like that idea, Cyndi! Sign me up for the national organization!<BR/><BR/>Cathy, we had a delightful time on our trip. We focused on historical stuff, mainly--and saw lots of Greek and Roman ruins. My husband was particularly thrilled to visit the site of the original Olympics. (He carried the torch in 1996.) And I now aspire to live part time on the island of Corfu---the setting of one of my favorite books as a girl (This Rough Magic, by Mary Stewart.) <BR/><BR/>Venice was......Venice. We were there during the Aqua Alta, which was a thrill/adventure/hoot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-19143721339542496382007-12-11T13:06:00.000-05:002007-12-11T13:06:00.000-05:00Nancy - I LOVE naps. When I answer one of the thos...Nancy - I LOVE naps. When I answer one of the those dumb questionnaires where they always ask..What are your hobbies? I always want to write "reading and naps"<BR/><BR/>Hmmm Reading and Naps...does that make me a "real" writer? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-18971948222656091182007-12-11T11:17:00.000-05:002007-12-11T11:17:00.000-05:00How was Venice? And the Greek Isles?How was Venice? And the Greek Isles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-41443433712357108092007-12-11T09:10:00.000-05:002007-12-11T09:10:00.000-05:00I agree with you, Gina, on the alarm clock issue. ...I agree with you, Gina, on the alarm clock issue. It seems utterly outside the karma of napping, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>As for the YouTube of Kayla, I must admit I didn't take the footage. I just searched YouTube for a good snorer!<BR/><BR/>See you all tonight at Kathleen George's launch party for AFTER IMAGE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88925737393541778092007-12-11T08:31:00.000-05:002007-12-11T08:31:00.000-05:00Tory -I learned to distrust experts long before I ...Tory -<BR/>I learned to distrust experts long before I got to college -- 2nd grade! That's when I had my tonsils surgically removed and one of the initial procedures was a finger prick, followed by someone squeezing blood out of the little hole. I was pretty squeamish at that age, and when the nurse led my mother and me to an elevator, I said clearly, "If I get on an elevator now I'm going to throw up." The nurse said I wouldn't. We got on the elevator. I did. Never again did I trust authority when it contradicted my own experience.<BR/><BR/>I've been keeping up with sleep research because of my interest in dreams, and "experts" differ so wildly that it's laughable. I've read expert opinions that dreaming is due to:<BR/>1) evolution opting to include a way to practice dealing with dangerous situations safely (while asleep);<BR/>2) the brain's need to make sense of shifting visual patterns created by eye movement - the eyes are alegedly moving to keep the aqueous fluid circulating while we sleep; and<BR/>3)the brain's need to make sense of information received when the soul leaves the body and goes elsewhere during sleep.<BR/><BR/>Whatever, I am always happy to fall asleep and dream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-87663776399898278662007-12-11T07:57:00.000-05:002007-12-11T07:57:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, the blessed restorative powers of the nap...Ah, yes, the blessed restorative powers of the nap! I agree with everyone...naps are the cat's pajamas. But I'm of the shorter-is-better school...10 minutes is all I need to create another full day, and at work, if I can quietly zone off for even a minute early in the afternoon, I'm good for another fully alert 4 hours.<BR/><BR/>Nancy--Does Kayla know you posted her zoned out and mouth agape on the net?! How funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-12881562094358939972007-12-11T07:20:00.000-05:002007-12-11T07:20:00.000-05:00I love naps, although I rarely take them. This blo...I love naps, although I rarely take them. This blog may be just the incentive (read: EXCUSE) I need to make a more regular practice of it. <BR/><BR/>My favorite nap spot is my recliner. I often complain that there's something wrong with it. At a certain position, it must emit some kind of gas that knocks me right out. It's also a great indicator of how good the book I'm currently reading is. If the book keeps me awake when the recliner is in that special position, it's a helluva book.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid that I do agree with the 20 minute nap thing, though, at least for me. If I nap for longer than that, I feel worse (groggy) than I did BEFORE the nap. <BR/><BR/>But that's just me.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-37564256926258603962007-12-11T06:42:00.000-05:002007-12-11T06:42:00.000-05:00I love naps! And they definitely get the creative...I love naps! And they definitely get the creative juices flowing. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the "20 minute" rule: My relationship with experts fundamentally changed after I read a book saying authoritatively that nobody needs more than 8 hours sleep a night. A few weeks later, I opened up a psychology textbook I had just bought for a class (I was in college at the time) and it said, "After thousands of research studies, we still don't know why humans need to sleep." I decided, "If they don't even know WHY I need to sleep, how can they possibly know HOW LONG I need to sleep?" I never took the word of "experts" after that without first seeing if it worked FOR ME. (Except occasionally with cars. I figure some knowledge is better than none.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-68969521617259444282007-12-11T05:52:00.000-05:002007-12-11T05:52:00.000-05:00Nancy -I agree that naps are great, but I'd have m...Nancy -<BR/>I agree that naps are great, but I'd have more problems with the suggestions in your linked article than just the 20 minute time limit. Using an alarm clock would really take the fun out of napping! I prefer to snuggle down on the couch with an afghan and a cat, and sleep as long as I feel like -- usually about half an hour or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17162869392528710622007-12-10T21:55:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:55:00.000-05:00I would love to be able to nap, but they frown on ...I would love to be able to nap, but they frown on that at work. It's unseemly to get drool all over the police reports. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, every once in awhile I'll have the house to myself for an hour after work. The first thing I do is plop down on the couch.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17425600314729329602007-12-10T20:42:00.000-05:002007-12-10T20:42:00.000-05:00Naps rule. Nothing helps me get past a sticky poin...Naps rule. Nothing helps me get past a sticky point like stretching out and letting my mind wander over all the possibilities.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.com