Solid night of sleep

Few things can't be solved by a solid night's sleep. I worked from home yesterday — 'twas a state holiday and the cleaning lady swiped down the office — and took a nap on the couch for a bit. I woke up with a pinched or dislocated nerve in my arm. It bothered me a bit for the rest of the day. I didn't take any meds — that's a no-no in my book — but I figured a night's rest would take care of it. And it did.

Two tires on the car are very worn. One is down to the metal, we noticed last night. When we bought the car, it had tires a bit larger than the original specs. Now, price demands we go back to the original size. So that means we'll have to buy four right now, if they can be found on the market. Ouch!

This right before we'll have to leave money to pay two months' worth of bills, before our trip to the US in mid-August.

Another short devotional today on my personal blog, "The Lord gives knowledge." It starts: "Who am I to judge anything? Who are you as well to emit opinions about what others do?" Isn't that what the world loves to say?

On Wed., nights, right before our small group study at the house, I'm doing premarital counseling with Wash. (who was baptized earlier this year). His fiancee is in another state, and she sought out someone there for the same. Doing it with just one of them isn't ideal, but it's far better than nothing.

Prayers, please, for The Maiden with what looks like a good job opportunity.

Way past time to get out a GoSpeak newsletter. Way time.



NYT: How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With? Not as much as you think you can

But they insisted they had adjusted to their new state. Even 14 days into the study, they said sleepiness was not affecting them. In fact, their performance had tanked. In other words, the sleep-deprived among us are lousy judges of our own sleep needs. We are not nearly as sharp as we think we are.

You just can't do without your sleep and perform well. Even if you think you can.