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Once upon a time I’d sleep in on a Saturday because I was out partying the night before, these days it’s because I am knackered after a hard week’s work, I don’t think I could cope with partying

So when did this change happen?  I haven’t been to a nightclub in about 5 years, I haven’t even had a good session down a pub in the last few years.  Parties? well these days they seem to be work or work-like dos, where getting pissed and starting fights is somewhat frowned upon.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not anxious to go back to waking up and counting the bruises, but a little life injected into events wouldn’t be so bad.  I guess the main problem is that all my mates are married with either sensible wives and/or some nippers.  There is nothing wrong with that but it does seem to turn previously fun-loving blokes into some weird socially acceptable ‘Captain Sensible’, not because this is their natural maturity but because this is how they think one should act as a father and husband.

I have two lovely kids who are almost 11 and 9 years old and I learnt long ago that if I change me to try and force some sort of example on them then it’ all just turn out badly and their Mum (and our respective new partners) feel the same way.  In fact they are exposed to experiences and cultures that I would hope are contributing towards their apparent well rounded and easy going attitude to their own lives.

I guess it’s important to note at this point that we do guard our kids against aspects of the world that are not suitable, but then as they see so much of life they don’t appear to go searching, so the protection is very passive.  This is very much how I was brought up.

So given all this and the fact that I don’t need to turn into Sir Flat Cap, why am I?  I guess I need to go and re-find the old Karl, he’s in here somewhere.

Tags: Health, Life by ksb
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I’ve never been able to manage well on less than 8 hours sleep.  Less than 4 (without any interruptions) and I’m unable to function - I can’t drive and am uncharactistically tetchy.  Now normally, I could sleep through a nuclear blast: I can usually nod off regardless of noise, light and even comfort.  Even when I’m ill I just “sleep through it” (albeit slightly more figity than my normal corpselike stillness).  So what happened last night?  I slept for about an hour and then was very, very awake. After watching the clock tick ahead minute by minute (no easy feat when you have a focal distance of 4 inches without glasses) for an hour, I decided to get up and have a drink and read for a bit.  After another hour I was more awake, and also grouchy as the incessent random blue flashing of the Wii in standby mode was driving me up the wall.  Back to bed and I was still no closer to a blissful slumber.

Of course, by that stage, I’d wound myself up so much that I had no chance.  Part of me considered getting up and going to work, or working on my thesis.  I think my brain was too active :(.  I finally manged to get about 3 hours but am in a miserable mood and very tired.  I guess there’s far too much going on in my head to relax properly and it’s all work related… but that’s a whole other post waiting to happen….

Tags: Health, Life by yss
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A few years ago, whilst working at AWE I sneezed! WOW, I hear you say, what an event.  The sneeze however saw me doubled up in pain on the floor, screaming like a girl and clutching my side.  Now because this was a MOD site all the on-site emergency services were called (including police and fire brigade ) and I got carted away to the medical center.  I had it in my mind that I had broken a rib or two as the pain felt similar to my last bike crash but it turned out it was a torn muscle, probably my left ‘Lat’ (Latissimus dorsi).

So… the last few days my side had been aching and I had forgotten about the above.  It was only giving me a bit of jip when i coughed, so I just ignored it.  Then when sitting at home one evening messing about on the computer (you can guess what’s coming right?), I sneezed and felt a ‘pop’ inside me and again much pain, much tears to eyes.

This all happened last night and today it’s still painful, but i don’t feel like it’s going to cripple me with each cough.  I think this is all showing me that it’s time to stop promising to get fit again and actually do it.

Tags: Health, Life by ksb
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