What Kept Me Up Last Night

If I was being judged on my ability to fall asleep last

night, I am afraid I would have been given a .005

on a scale from 0 to 100.

Yes, I watched a bit of ladies figure skating

last night in which our little girl scored the highest

ever of her career which is why I thought this scoring system worked well.

I also managed to watch all of the episodes of The Office

that air on Tuesday nights on TBS.

I learned how Jim and Pam finally got engaged.

Having Tivo in your bedroom is probably not a good idea.

Anyway, after turning off the TV, snuggling my

pillows, fan blowing in my face, I try to drift off to sleep.

And then...POW! This enters my brain...

How many beers can you name in 60 seconds?

I am not kidding you. Would I write about this if if wasn't real?

So, I play along with my fragmented brain activity at 1:00 am.

Bud

Bud Light (easy, right?)

Miller

Miller Light

Pabst Blue Ribbon (remember, I grew up in Chicago)

Dos Equis

Amber Boc k(now I am getting into the fancy beers)

Amstel

Amstel Light (I love that just about every beer has a light version)

Heineken

Sapporo

and then I come to a screeching halt...

What is the name of the beer I have in the fridge that I like?

Castle?

Castleberry?

No, not right at all.

I swear at least 45 minutes passed on the clock before Newcastle Brown Ale came to mind.

Right! How could I forget that?

Ok, I am ready to settle in and cross over in some really great rem sleep now.

Nope.

The record light comes on and I am wondering what in the heck am I recording?

On goes the tv again....

to find that I am recording

Frost/Nixon.

I hope it will be worth it.

Needless to say, I finally fell fast asleep

and awoke to the sounds of the landscapers trimming the hedges around the complex.

Blast...no rest for the wicked.