It has been a long time since I took a few moments to update the notes on my physical health.
A few years ago I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and put on a CPAP machine. The doctor thinks it’s because I am fat. That is probably true. The CPAP is meant to be a stopgap until I can get my weight problem under control. The CPAP has been a godsend to my quality of life. It has been responsible for so many improvements from blood pressure to energy level that I highly recommend a sleep study for everyone. Seriously. So many issues from headaches, narcolepsy, blood pressure, acid reflux and mood have improved dramatically.
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An old, old friend of mine runs the website Needcoffee.com. It’s a fun website, full of twists, turns and cunning wit. It also centers its existence around the thesis that humans do not need to sleep.
Two weeks ago I was in New Orleans, LA on a trip for work. While we’re sitting at our chosen location pounding away on keyboards and debating serious elements of our system and the politics behind it, I found myself engaged in a conversation with one of my coworkers. It was the chief engineer, of whom I highly respect. When he speaks on all things NASA IT, I listen.
So just in case you are wondering if I’m conscious of the New Year… yes, I am. Believe it or not 🙂
I have just three resolutions this year and they’re quite personal. I’ll share them with you, intrepid reader, since you can keep a secret.
Think I can do it? Who knows. I have a gym membership, so I’m armed.