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               Hot milk? Check.        Beer? Check.        Sleep naked? Check.        Count sheep? Check.        Avoid caffeine? Check.        Exercise before sleeping? Check.        And still, you can’t get enough sleep and you’re still sleepy and a little groggy during the day? So what do they say about something you can’t lick? Join `em. Or enjoy `em. Enjoy the following benefits of insomnia (yes, it has).        1. You can do movie or TV marathon every night. Finish three seasons of Game of Thrones in one night.        2. You can read more books. You can even memorize the dictionary in one night.        3. You have longer w...

       Thinking of watching Logan, I took a ride to a mall after  after an appointment two nights ago. I didn’t know how many yawns I made during that journey, I probably broke a record somewhere.   I got out of the vehicle when it reached the mall, stared at the billboard announcing the showing of Logan, drooled at the chance of seeing Wolverine decimate his enemies again with his retractable bone claws, then I yawned, twice, turned my back and decided to just go home—I was sure the movie would end with me asleep in my chair.        My sleeping difficulty worsened this past few weeks.  Somebody probably thinks a complete sleep is such a priceless commodity that I don’t deserve it. Hot milk is useless, drank gallons of it, no effect, I have a few tablets of Sleepwell, but I am yet to take them for fear of being dependent to them. I would go to bed at around midnight and I would still be tossing in ...

               One thing I’ve learned in this world is that there are people who are easily (and quickly) offended—and many of them, when offended may not forget. Some of them, when slighted, can be brutal and fatal. Like this news that went viral recently, a man was mauled and killed by a group of young men and women just because he accidentally bumped one of these young men. Now, what kind of animal are you when you are willing to maim and kill just because somebody’s shoulder grazed your own shoulder?        One sarcastic political post in social media from you and you’ll get a lot of people riled enough to threaten your life. Although, most of these people are trolls who are paid to do just that, harass and intimidate those who aren’t on their side.         Then, there are these people who once you offend them,   slightly or in a gra...

      Today is David Gilmour’s birthday.        David was, of course, Pink Floyd’s masterful lead guitarist and vocalist. And as a tribute, I will listen to nothing but David Gilmour’s solo songs today. No Pink Floyd songs but only David Gilmour songs. Incidentally, most of my favorite David songs are from his second solo studio album, About Face, like "Cruise" ( a sarcastic love song to a nuclear missile), "Murder" (a song about John Lennon’s murder), "You Know I’m Right" (about his legendary conflict with Roger Waters wherein he talks directly to Roger), "Near The End" (about getting old and nearing death) and "Let’s Get Metaphysical" (an instrumental). Believe me when I say that About Face is a great album. Not Pink Floyd-great, of course, but still very good.       Meanwhile, here’s David singing with Benedict Cumberbatch. It's a Pink Floyd song but I can't find another David video with B...