To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Bible -- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 .
In many parts of the world this is the time for folks to "fall back" just like, every spring, we "spring forward." Someone jokingly remarked that attempting to squeeze more hours out of the day using Daylight Saving was like trying to... Read more
An Interview with John McEuen,
founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
(This interview is from 2001)
"MR. BOJANGLES
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you in worn out shoes
With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants, the old soft shoe
He jumped so high, he jumped so high,
Then he lightly touched down"
The Nitty Gritty... Read more
The things that keep us awake are many, and tend to vary from person to person. Noise, illness, including sleep disorders, and stress, to name a few.
Stress means worry, and it's worry that's keeping many folk awake - worry over something called the "credit crunch." A survey done by the budget hotel chain, Travelodge in the UK suggests... Read more
Older women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have improved sexual function, less insomnia and fewer hot flushes, claims a joint study carried out by researchers from Australia, New Zealand and Britain.
"Our results show that hot flushes, night sweats, sleeplessness and joint pains were less common in women on HRT in this age... Read more
Research engineers and sleep medicine specialists from two Michigan universities have issued the result of a study that discusses how a sleep study can be used to determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and fibromyalgia.
Joseph W. Burns, a research scientist and engineer at the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) also... Read more