Tag Archives: sleep

Life Is But A Dream

Posted on January 1, 2016 by nathanalbright

Born in early 1600 of a family of mixed Cantabrian (Southern Italian) father and Flemish mother who were part of the Spanish nobility nonetheless during the Golden Age of Spanish drama, Pedro Calderón de la Barca is best known for … Continue reading →

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Oh Lord When I Am Weary, When I Feel The Days I’m Living Are In Vain

Posted on December 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

At about 5 this morning, I awoke from my second troubling dream of the night. A vision of being trapped inside an unfurnished house with someone who often manages to be close to me because of our similar interests but … Continue reading →

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Sleep To Dream Her

Posted on July 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

So, not too long ago my roommates commented that I was snoring fairly loudly, loudly enough for them to hear, and the alarming state of my sleep led me to be concerned for the long term ramifications for my life … Continue reading →

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Someone’s Been Stealing My Ambien

Posted on July 22, 2015 by nathanalbright

At the outset, I would like to say that I do not take Ambien, or any other sleeping pills. My own efforts at finding herbal sleep aid have generally not gone well, for either they were totally ineffective against my … Continue reading →

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In The Heat Of The Night

Posted on June 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

In his 1987 single “Heat Of The Night,” Bryan Adams sang a dark noir song about a terrible reckoning. The song became one of his more successful singles, a top ten hit [1]. Not long after this, from 1988 to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Keeps You Up At Night?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

What Keeps You Up At Night?: How To Find Peace While Chasing Your Dreams, by Pete Wilson [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] As someone whose mind never … Continue reading →

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God Has You In His Keeping, But You’re Still In My Heart

Posted on May 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning one of my coworkers showed up even more than usually morose and gloomy to work today. When my immediate neighbors and I were curious as to why this was the case, he explained that today was the anniversary … Continue reading →

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Under The Strain

Posted on April 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

When one goes through a day bleary-eyed after a six-hour sleep interrupted thrice by nightmares, plagued with headaches all the while, it is an easy matter to wonder if one’s headaches have been overdetermined. Was it the shortage of comforting … Continue reading →

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It Was A Long Night For Everyone

Posted on April 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night, for the second straight year, I went to the home of some friends of mine over in Happy Valley [1], who were kind enough to lend me some of their cutlery for my own most recent dinner party … Continue reading →

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Maybe This Is My Heart And Maybe It Is Yours

Posted on January 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

My sleep is often troubled by deeply symbolic dreams. I suppose with all of the trouble that comes in life, I consider it particularly unjust that I should not even have peace in my sleep. This past week, at Spokesmen’s … Continue reading →

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