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I would like to officially protest the suggestion that I sleep. I know for a fact that I do not sleep, because I have never been woken by an alarm clock. I am always wide awake when my alarm goes off. (I really set it for the cat, as I am trying to encourage her to wait until the alarm before begging for breakfast. So far, she is proving to be a slow learner. At 17 years old.) In fact, I do spend 5-6 hours a day in a state that may seem to the layman to correspond to sleep, but in fact, is not.
During the hours of midnight to 6 AM, EST, I will generally recline on a horizontal pad in order to allow the muscles of my body to rest from the exertions of the day. (The occasion that I do not recline corresponds to occasional gallstone attacks, which require me to sit up all night.) During this time, I will frequently muse on the matters of the day, on future projects, or spend a few moments in random free association... a mental exercise, if you will, designed to refresh my brain cells, to allow recently acquired information to be examined and either stored in more permanent memory, or discarded, and to create new mental pathways that can lead to creative insights and inspiration.
While I am enjoying this rejuvenation period, I generally turn off my PC and shut down the office power, in order to conserve energy, reduce my carbon output and be a better member of the human race. (I usually turn off the lights in the house at night, for the same reason.)
So, as you can see, my absence from MR does not in any way correspond to a sleeping period. I would consider it a courtesy if you would refrain from accusing me of slumber in the future. Thank you.
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