SNOOZE AWAY-PART 1

Here are some of the highlights

I stumbled over an article in a recent copy of the

Toronto Star and it hit me square in the face. It

was written by staff reporter Kevin Jang.

‘Expert advice for getting a good night’s sleep

A small caption on the side told me ‘Unable to sleep?

I jumped in with both feet. Beginning with how experts tell

us what happens and why it happens.

More important, what we can do about it.

Under a smaller heading: ‘What happens to the

brain during sleep?

Authors Comment: He told us what Charles Morin,

a clinical psychologist had to say. How all goes well

from the moment we lie down and close our eyes. Our

brain activity slows down. I think I am nodding off.....

CAR WASH-hUH?

I pull into one of those car washes every now and

then. The kind that gives you squirts of suds and lots

of water.

I was heading home the other day when I noticed a

car wash I hadn’t used before.

What surprised me was the sign giving a list of instructions.

‘YOU ARE HERE, LETS GET READY’

What came next was in smaller print:

Leave your keys and motor running

Close windows

Close sunroof

Turn off AUTO WIPERS

Open trunk if you want the interior vacuumed.

Author’s comment: I drove in, stepped out and moved my butt

so not to be trampled by those wanting first to vaccum the

interior. I hardly recognized my vehicle once the job was done.

It looked new inside and out. Well, almost new inside and out.