I Did It And I'm Not Ashamed

I just woke up from a nap. You read it right. I'm not going to apologize, cause that's how I roll. I had to get up early again today. I had another radio appearance. It was fun. When I'm home, I'm used to getting up early. I'm up to get "Daughter" ready for school. After she leaves, I'm up for the day, doing whatever it is that I do. My day is filled with projects and errands just like the rest of you, the only difference is that I'm not a toady for the man. On the "road" however my life is a little different.

Other than doing my shows, I don't have a lot of responsibilities when I travel. When you give a guy like me no responsibility, I tend to slack off a little. I love staying up late. I always have. I don"t know if I'm afraid I'm missing something, or just like to live like a vampire. At home I force myself to go to bed early so that I can awake fresh and vibrant. It never works. The best TV is on at night. When I'm out of town, staying up late is easy.

Last night I went out for a couple of beers with the staff. I know I'm in Iowa, because it was dollar draft night. I was back at the hotel by 12:30. All things considered, still pretty early. I could have gone right to bed, but no. I stayed up for another couple of hours watching TV. Then the alarm went off to rouse me for radio. At home I would never think of taking a nap. Too may things are happening and I would feel guilty snoozing while "Wife" was toiling away for the afore mentioned man. Here at the Microtel however, it's a different story. The bed was calling me and I gave into it's siren song.

Remember when you were little and fought so hard against taking a nap? Those of us with kids know that sometimes the hardest thing is getting them to lay down for a little rest. I think we need to embrace the nap. It can be a long two hour sleep or a quick twenty minute power nap. Take some time, treat yourself! Right now! Rise up against your oppressors. Go take a nap, and feel good about it. Don't believe the propaganda, you're not some lay about or slacker. You're simply refilling your tank. Tell your boss you're sleepy and you'll see them in twenty. Of course if you get fired, don't come crying to me. It's your own fault you followed me into battle. What the hell do I know? I'm still groggy from my nap. Later...Brian