I had a psychiatrist tell me, “if you don’t gets 8 hours of sleep, you’re going to die! I dumped his egomaniacal ass. But I set up 7 hours as a goal. #GodBlessFitbit
First off, my resting heart rate sitting here is down almost 20 from when I was home planning this.
I was 10 minutes short of my goal, but look how rare that is. Since I was shunned (shit on), cuz blood apparently is not thicker than water, I’ve worked hard at not working constantly.
If Fitbit’s benchmarks are viable, I slept great!
Why is REM Sleep Important?
REM sleep is important to your sleep cycle because it stimulates the areas of your brain that are essential in learning and making or retaining memories. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a study depriving rats of REM sleep significantly shortened their life span, from two or three years to five weeks. Rats deprived of all sleep cycles lived only three weeks. The importance of REM sleep, in particular, is attributed to the fact that during this phase of sleep, your brain exercises important neural connections which are key to mental and overall well-being and health.
And I nailed my deep sleep phase, more than the spectrum of old people.
Reasons?
- Fresh air.
- Gobs and hoards of exercise.
- Indica variety of THC.
- No f*cking drama.
- Firm air mattress,
- Lest we not forget; too often, when I wake after 4 AM to pee, I create my own drama about not being able to get back to sleep. #SelfFulfillingPhrophesy
Is this my brilliant, yet addled mind, (by using THC daily), an excuse to continue on along this vein? AA cultists say it is. Sure, whatever. Those are the same people who said I was “addicted” to my bipolar meds so not “sober.”
To those who live by a zero sum game... I’ve seen “recovering addicts” with shelves full of vitamins, pain killers, etc. 
Is my dependence on it viewed differently when I’m in Oregon, where it’s legal? I’ll tell you the difference between having a dispensary a mile away and buying larger quantities, but only wasting it when you have that ounce. You don’t have to clean your pipes, (smart heads buy pipes where the resin is easy to extract), or get down on your hands and knees for your last pea-sized bud that will just top off the night, cuz it’s all you have until you lean on family, etc. to stock you up with more large quantities. InOregon,you buy the equivalent of a nice bottle of wine. When the 1/8 oz. (28.35 grams) you don’t rush out to buy more, (unless you are a true, addicted pot-head), you/we feel a bit of withdrawal, and get over it.
Is my dependence on it viewed differently when I’m in Oregon, where it’s legal? I’ll tell you the difference between having a dispensary a mile away and buying larger quantities, but only wasting it when you have that ounce. You don’t have to clean your pipes, (smart heads buy pipes where the resin is easy to extract), or get down on your hands and knees for your last pea-sized bud that will just top off the night, cuz it’s all you have until you lean on family, etc. to stock you up with more large quantities. InOregon,you buy the equivalent of a nice bottle of wine. When the 1/8 oz. (28.35 grams) you don’t rush out to buy more, (unless you are a true, addicted pot-head), you/we feel a bit of withdrawal, and get over it.Or we don’t get over it and the hair of the dog is the quickest remedy.
"Hair of the dog", short for "Hair of the dog that bit you", is a colloquial expression in the English language predominantly used to refer to alcohol that is consumed with the aim of lessening the effects of a hangover. [or strung out. Or bored]
If they sold a 2-pack of cigarettes, it would not increase the amount I smoke, I could have those two in their branded drug delivery systems, and be done. Okay, a withdrawal but I don’t have 18 of those Marlboros staring at me, sayin, “Light me, you nicotine addict. You know I’ll make your day miserable if you start jonesing.”
SIDE NOTE: Smoked my last one this morning. I’m jonesing but don’t want 20 of them.
With all my mental, chemical,physical, etc. nuances, I slept like a champ!
My morning didn’t start out pretty. I have a “portable urinal” I used when I broke my leg.
I then used it to eliminate the 20 minute ordeal it involved, compounded greatly when it was below 40°, to get out of my sleeping hammock, fly and mosquito netting included.
There is one problem with leak-proof, what happens when it overflows? I found out this morning. Reminded me of the countless mornings, all the way through sixth grade, when I had to tear the wet sheets off my bed, put new ones on, and make sure I did it surreptitiously so they would blame Mark.
Packed up, fixing things as I go, and next time gonna build back better.
My final salute to Minnesota values. I had this song blasting when I pulled into my home.
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