Think you're right about that Uni, whatever they're doing, they don't seem to have the same complaints.
On to a new subject, MY NEW TOY! Not really a toy, and so far it isn't working for me. 
spd2demun wrote:Think you're right about that Uni, whatever they're doing, they don't seem to have the same complaints.
On to a new subject, MY NEW TOY! Not really a toy, and so far it isn't working for me.
- Soft rising light wakes you gradually
- Up to 250 lux for natural awakening
- Choice of 4 natural and pleasant wake-up sounds
- Add new sounds & music via USB Like a recording of your wife yelling "Get your lazy butt outa bed, it's noon for cryin' out loud"
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You could do that, if you're a glutton for punishment...just make sure it's wav or mp3 format!
I can't stay asleep, the smallest noise wakes me up (and I can't get back to sleep), but after decades, light doesn't bother me. I'm in trouble. Only my phone alarm gets my attention, or the cats banging the door or making noise for breakfast.
You need one of these!
LOL, but probably not really all that funny because I can't sleep long either. I should probably throw the main breaker here overnight because everywhere there's media (TV's, computers, etc..) I'm drawn to it. All the candle type lights my wife still has on 24/7 in every window probably are not very good for sound sleep either.
And while we love our pets they're about half nocturnal here.
Best money I ever spent ...
This thing tracks your sleep cycle using a headband, and will wake you up at the point in the sleep cycle where it's easiest to awaken.
My problem is not staying asleep. Once I'm sleeping , I sleep. My problem is I can't sleep more than 3.5 to 4.5 hours a night, period, no matter what time I go to bed. I usually hit the hay between 1 and 2 am and get up between 5 and 6 am. If I stay in bed longer trying to sleep, I feel like I've got a hangover when I get up, not to mention the pain from being still to long.
on another topic:
Talk about cruel irony. My extended presidents day weekend starts and ends the same way. Saturday morning, I got to go in to the accountant to get my taxes done and Monday morning I get to go in and get a colonoscopy.
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
SomeJoe7777 wrote:Best money I ever spent ...
This thing tracks your sleep cycle using a headband, and will wake you up at the point in the sleep cycle where it's easiest to awaken.
Only problem with that is that it would be well after when I'm supposed to be at work that it would determine the best time to wake me up.
I was interested in that product, but with my CPAP headgear, that band across the forehead is a no-go.
Doesn't it leave marks? It takes a good 2 hrs. for the marks on my forehead to disappear, so that means waking even earlier in order to be presentable to society.
SomeJoe7777 wrote:
Best money I ever spent ...
This thing tracks your sleep cycle using a headband, and will wake you up at the point in the sleep cycle where it's easiest to awaken.
Sounds great, if I can ever get off the CPAP.
IIRC, they also have a mobile version that stores data into a smartphone via an App.
I use something similar for BP and weight, with the Withings BP Monitor and Wi-Fi Scale. BP Monitor doesn't have an App for Android yet, but the Wi-Fi Scale does. I started using the scale with my Touch a few years back.
I'll be getting a new CPAP soon, one that has a smart card with (hopefully) an SD card instead of a *credit card*, so I can see my data. I'm a big believer in being able to analyze stats yourself!
--Off to another topic, I have had a *happy light* for years, maybe I can just get a digital timer and use that as a wake up light? It won't be gradual (non-dimable CFL), but it has the daylight (blue) spectrum that I love, compared to the soft white (yellow) spectrum that I hate. The Philips device I'm trying now is halogen (which I don't like for heat/energy reasons), and the spectrum if offputting.
The downside again with the Philips device is no battery backup, and y'all know about my constant power outages here! But I still have my white noise machine that has nature sounds, too, and it does have a battery backup! I could put that on a digital timer and use it as an alarm.
Know this is sounding Beverly-Hillbillish, but I'm in deep trouble here and need to find a solution for waking up gently, and staying awake.
My Moshi is a joke, as I have to scream at it, and half the time it responds incorrectly.
SomeJoe7777 wrote:
When I first got it I had the headband adjusted way too tight. After a couple nights I got it adjusted correctly and now I don't even feel it. It doesn't leave marks when it's adjusted correctly ... it should be fairly loose. You'd be surprised, but it doesn't come off in the night.
The way the alarm works is this: You set it at the latest time you can get up, and then it will wake you up in a time period window before that where it's easiest to get up. The default window is 30 minutes, but it's adjustable. If you've gotten the proper amount of sleep, your cycle will usually present an easy-to-wake up point sometime within that 30 minute window, and it will begin the alarm at that time. (The alarms are quiet at first, and selectable from several soothing sounds, so it lulls you out of sleep).
If you haven't woken up by the set alarm time or if your cycle never presents an easy-wake opportunity, it will sound the alarm at the set alarm time regardless.
All sleep data is stored on an SD memory card which you can then upload to the website. It will ask you questions about your previous day, and correlate your sleep data against the answers. This helps you identify the things in your day that are interfering with your sleep at night.
Jeez, like we don't have enough of our information floating around the internet for someone to data-mine, now they got your dreams too. 
Are the questions like "Did you go shopping yesterday? Where did you shop? What did you buy?
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
So, now I'm up and can't get back to sleep; and I went to bed early. I guess this is just going to kill me.
C.J., I saw a great line recently....."if your dog is overweight, YOU are not getting enough exercise." Thank goodness Alfie doesn't start working on me THAT early in the morning. I'm like SPD....if I go to bed with normal people I can't sleep. I'm usually up until at least 1:00 to 2:00 AM....sometimes 3:00 AM. So we usually arise around 8 to 9 AM. Alfie never barks at me....he just repeatedly grumbles at me from under the bed with his low pitched growl....about every 30 seconds.....until I give up and get going.
RE the FBI van SSID: Interestingly....one of my neighbors' white, panel van is gone from his driveway this morning.....and also the questionable SSID has disappeared. Hmmmmmm. I don't know anything about him....except that he mentioned that he works from his home.....presumably via his computer.
I walk the pooch at least twice a day and that keeps me in touch with the neighborhood. Many times this generates more questions than it answers.....if ya know what I mean. On the other hand it produces interesting information. For example....one of our older (yes even older than me) neighbors mentioned to me that his childhood playmate and close friend was Scotty Carpenter....who later became an astronaut. Then it came out that he was a 4th cousin to the famous film and broadway musical singer and actor.....Howard Keel.......if any of the rest of you are old enough to remember. Unfortunately....like many of us....he did not keep touch with Carpenter as years passed.
I'm considering the purchase of a dual band range extender for my wireless router. I would install it at the opposite end of the house from where the router is located. I'm doing OK with my laptop on 5 gHz but I would like to increase the signal strength on that band for the benefit of my wife's iPad. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm eyeballing the Netgear unit which is supposed to set up very easily, automatically, with my existing Netgear N600 router.
The Mardi Gras Dog Parade in Sandestin, Florida. One Westie even brought his own car to drive in the parage:
Computer-Joe wrote:
SomeJoe7777 wrote:
When I first got it I had the headband adjusted way too tight. After a couple nights I got it adjusted correctly and now I don't even feel it. It doesn't leave marks when it's adjusted correctly ... it should be fairly loose. You'd be surprised, but it doesn't come off in the night.
The way the alarm works is this: You set it at the latest time you can get up, and then it will wake you up in a time period window before that where it's easiest to get up. The default window is 30 minutes, but it's adjustable. If you've gotten the proper amount of sleep, your cycle will usually present an easy-to-wake up point sometime within that 30 minute window, and it will begin the alarm at that time. (The alarms are quiet at first, and selectable from several soothing sounds, so it lulls you out of sleep).
If you haven't woken up by the set alarm time or if your cycle never presents an easy-wake opportunity, it will sound the alarm at the set alarm time regardless.
All sleep data is stored on an SD memory card which you can then upload to the website. It will ask you questions about your previous day, and correlate your sleep data against the answers. This helps you identify the things in your day that are interfering with your sleep at night.
Jeez, like we don't have enough of our information floating around the internet for someone to data-mine, now they got your dreams too.
Are the questions like "Did you go shopping yesterday? Where did you shop? What did you buy?
Ah, dreams. My dreams are actually something that entertain me. I have always wondered if science some day could allow ones dreams to be recorded. Seriously. Then you could watch them back on your U-Verse DVR and my wife would say, who is that woman? And i would say, I've never seen her before....
As I've gotten older I find that I no longer dream very much. Don't know if that's a bad sign or not.....maybe just normal.
Today Alfie celebrated his 12th birthday with a visit to the doggy beauty parlor and some new squeaky toys from mom and dad. He looks really good for his age. It doesn't seem possible to me that is has been that many years since he came to live with us as a 6 1/2 week old puppy. After we got home today I tried to get him to sit still long enough to grab some photos. A nearly impossible task. But what I got will have to do. Here's a couple:
Excellent pics Phil.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALFIE!!!
and your right, he absolutely oozes self-esteem
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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There are three kinds of people, those that can count, and those that can't.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
