Oldie, #7:

Something to Think About for
August 5, 2008:



"A nasal spray containing a naturally occurring brain hormone called orexin A reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests."
I just read this from a news-release. Of course it goes on to speculate that perhaps this drug will have the same effect on humans. I fail to see the big deal. I've known people, all my life, who perform like well-rested monkeys.
Seriously, the armed-forces are very interested in the drug. Keeping pilots, and guards awake longer, without diminishing their mental and physical abilities would be incredibly valuable in time of war.

So maybe I won't have to sleep anymore.
Combine that with another research project using mice. It showed that "couch-potato" rodents given an experimental drug and tested on a treadmill, performed like buff, jog-everyday, mighty-mice. Put the two together and you have what many guys regard as heaven. Stay up all night, watch TV & still stay healthy enough to go fishing or play softball.
Now, if we could just do something about this odor from my armpits.
Think about it and I think you'll see,
It is STTA.

[If you read the early chapters of Genesis and the book of Ecclesiastes it is clear that God intended work as a blessing.
God set the pattern for rest when He rested on the seventh day. It would appear that sleep is a blessing to be enjoyed, not a curse to avoid. Psalm 127:2, Proverbs 3:24, 19:23, Ecclesiastes 5:12]