We generally shoot for 8:00 PM, but it's often later than that before we sit down to supper. I like to get my shower in before supper, so that's what I do after watching the evening news and reading my newspaper. Don't forget, this whole scenario is punctuated by trips to the smoking lounge. It's usually around 10:00 PM before I sit down in front of the computer. First I read what you guys have written, then retire to the smoking lounge to contemplate my reply. I try to wind it up by 11-ish, but some times I run a little late. After that, it's ice cream time, bracketed by smoking time and, before you know it, it's 1:00 AM.
I appears that Uncle Ken does get about the same hours of sleep as I do, although mine is broken up by trips to the bathroom and the garage. I usually can only sleep a couple three hours in one stretch. If I've got something to do in the morning, I stay up and catch a nap later. If not, it's back to sleep for another stretch. I am sleeping more now than I ever have and, until recently, my health has been better for it. When I was working, I could expect to miss a few days a year for illness. This flu thing kind of blindsided me, I haven't been sick like this in decades. Indeed, I don't remember ever being sick exactly like this. A bout with the flu used to last a day or two, but this thing has been going on for well over a week with no end in sight. I read somewhere that "the elderly" are more vulnerable to this sort of thing, which is why they are supposed to get their flu shots. Funny, I never thought of myself as elderly before. Old, sure, but not elderly. Old people are stubborn, crotchety, eccentric, and even endearing in a rugged sort of way. "Elderly", on the other hand, implies weakness and infirmity. I don't think I'm ready for that yet.
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