Well, when you can't sleep at 2 AM, and it is a cool, breezy night with clear stars, nothing better to do then to try Penzance for the first time, in a perfectly smoking bowl of a Poul Winslow. That was intense.
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That sounds great! I'm an insomniac too and there's been times where I have sat in the backyard and watched the sun come up. Sounds like I should try the Penzance ...maybe I'd fall asleep in the patio chair :D
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Penzance works wonders for calm sleep, heck, I've fallen asleep while puffing on a bowl of the stuff. :mrgreen:
I have my bouts with insomnia from time to time, thankfully it's been awhile.
When I get in those phases is when I want something a little sweeter for some reason. Dan's Blue Note used to be a great choice for those nights.
When I get in those phases is when I want something a little sweeter for some reason. Dan's Blue Note used to be a great choice for those nights.
I have to take medicine to sleep at night or I will gravitate to being awake all night and sleeping during the day. I have a bass ackward internal clock. I find it helps to have a "going to bed" ritual. Just like when you were a kid. It helps your body gear down and relax. Meditation is helpful, too
You must be young in your marriage if you think sex is going to happen every night. :D
I go thru bouts of insomnia as well. I work 2nd shift and absolutely love it. Get to sleep until noon and get to work at 3 PM. By 10:00 or so the yawns hit, but by the time I get home my second wind arrives as well. I usually crash around 4 or 5. Unfortunately, it is not a restful sleep, constantly being awaken by the dogs or the wife getting ready for work. I found my best sleep comes from around 9 AM to 11 AM.
Michael
I go thru bouts of insomnia as well. I work 2nd shift and absolutely love it. Get to sleep until noon and get to work at 3 PM. By 10:00 or so the yawns hit, but by the time I get home my second wind arrives as well. I usually crash around 4 or 5. Unfortunately, it is not a restful sleep, constantly being awaken by the dogs or the wife getting ready for work. I found my best sleep comes from around 9 AM to 11 AM.
Michael
Hate to break it to everyone but nic is a stimulant, you might want to avoid smoking about four hours before bed if you find you can't sleep. You would be surprised by the amount of people I get at the sleep lab who say they have insomnia but when they don't smoke, turn off the tv and have a night away from the kids boom, sleep disorder is gone. All the time I get * I don't know what you did but that was the best nigh sleep I have gotten in years!* when all I do is tell them not to smoke before we start the sleep study xD
While nicotine may be a stimulant, I find that the actual act of smoking helps to calm me down. My pipe is my "me" time, and I can sit and do something with my hands and watch TV and not think about all the things and people at work that I want to bash with a hammer :mrgreen:
Ive also found that smoking a pipe along with a couple of toots of snuff followed by a good beer makes a great night cap. Since I've been doing this routine Ive been sleeping better than I have in years. I used to just use whiskey or tequila to fall asleep but I dont touch the hard stuff anymore.
Ive also found that smoking a pipe along with a couple of toots of snuff followed by a good beer makes a great night cap. Since I've been doing this routine Ive been sleeping better than I have in years. I used to just use whiskey or tequila to fall asleep but I dont touch the hard stuff anymore.
Sex is great, but doing at 03.30 is difficult without waking my other half up - still, I persevere.
Interesting point Pipe Novelist, about nicotine being a stimulant, because I find it puts me to sleep too. Unfortunately (and I'm not kidding here) my wife's nose is soooo sensitive that if I go into the garden to smoke the smell going through the UPSTAIRS window wakes her up. If I smoke in my downstairs office she can smell it coming up through the floor, and anywhere else is verboten. She's make a bloody good smoke alarm.
Interesting point Pipe Novelist, about nicotine being a stimulant, because I find it puts me to sleep too. Unfortunately (and I'm not kidding here) my wife's nose is soooo sensitive that if I go into the garden to smoke the smell going through the UPSTAIRS window wakes her up. If I smoke in my downstairs office she can smell it coming up through the floor, and anywhere else is verboten. She's make a bloody good smoke alarm.
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