Friday Posbang -- Insomnia Edition

Submitted by father fisch on
Happy Friday, everyone. I can't sleep past 5am anymore. Ugh! Here's hoping you're all sleeping better than I am.

ijohnb

July 15th, 2016 at 8:47 AM ^

is a war so novel that in its motivations and manifestation that it cannot really be fought without the near suspension of Constitutional liberties.  I know this a political topic and I don't intend to elaborate, but this situation is so complex that the best domestic security/foreign policy minds in the world are completely stumped as to how to best confront the problem without fundamentally altering the tenants of free societies.

ijohnb

July 15th, 2016 at 9:15 AM ^

even come into play Hatter.  Conventional warfare, even that of the extreme variety that you depict, presents no viable solution to the problem as it stands now.

ijohnb

July 15th, 2016 at 7:34 AM ^

for the office today.  Set up a phone stream of the Open Championship, concealed by some desk clutter.  Watch Open Championship, occassionally acting generally frustrated to let the boss know that I am hard at work on the Penske file.  Jimmy Johns around noon. 

LSAClassOf2000

July 15th, 2016 at 7:38 AM ^

I share the OP's problem - I am off today as I have a wedding in which I have a minor role as an usher, but even though I probably didn't need to get up until later, because of work habits, I was up and roaming a little after 6 AM. I actually tried to lay down on the sofa again and probably snoozed for about 20 minutes - that was all I was able to manage before the coffee was flipped on and the news was put onto the television. Oh yes, MGoBlog too. 

BPocern

July 15th, 2016 at 8:23 AM ^

I don't know how people do it, right now (could change) we are content with no kids, and this puppy is reassuring that. I have tons of respect for those who have kids though. We're all for being an uncle and aunt to many kids!



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M-Dog

July 15th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^

Wife:  "I want kids."
 
Husband:  "How about a puppy instead?"
 
            Wife:  "OK."
 
            6 months later . . . . 
 
            Wife:  "I want kids."
 
A puppy as a delaying tactic for kids never works. Then you have kids and a puppy.

Hab

July 15th, 2016 at 10:18 AM ^

They do it by taking the step that you've indicated you and your wife aren't ready for yet, simple as that.  Different people have different reasons for giving up just about everything for their kids (not talking about giving our little snowflakes the perfect childhood, but the sleepless nights, reduced and altered social experiences and circles, change of identity, priority changes when making diecisions about your career, living location and arrangements, and the fundamental shift in the way you interact with the world).  

Most don't think about it quite those terms anyway.  They just accept the consequences of their actions. 

 

 

Hotel Putingrad

July 15th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^

my stomach doesn't let me sleep in anymore. But I can still manage an extra half-hour during the summer as the only one in the house who has a reason to wake. So yeah, happy Friday.