So I got a good night sleep last night. This is obvious because my mind has time to think on random things not related to forward motion. My body did wake up at 4:30 this morning though.

It said, “Hey Tim, we got 6 hours of (mostly) uninterrupted sleep! Isn’t that great?”

To which I replied, “Yes, but we’ve got 3 more hours to go. Go back to bed!”

Ultimately my body decided that I really didn’t need that much sleep so I managed to make a lap of the trail at 6:30am. I’ve got a nasty sore throat and appear to be in a fog from a sinus infection I am battling . But it’s amazing how much better you can feel after a good night’s sleep.

I really would like to write a letter to my teenage self about 6 hours of sleep being a “good night’s sleep’. I probably would have upped my 13 hours of daily sleep to 16 or 18.

So here’s my random thought. Julie got me hooked on drinking lots of water. Well, Julie and running. I used to run at lunch in the 100+ degree heat and not drink much in the way of water. A few days of shaking and nearly blacking out got me on the water train.

So we all know that drinking water is great for you. It helps keep you thin, keeps your kidney’s healthy, etc. But I just thought about an unexpected benefit. Due to the volumes of water I drink I go to the restroom about once every 30-45 minutes throughout the day. Which means I wash my hands once every 30-45 minutes. I have to believe that severely lowers my exposure to germs throughout the day.

spurious, ill-conceived conclusion So drink some water, it might work better than a flu shot!

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Comments

Kate (http://katiekatworld.blogspot.com)

2007-11-15T02:51:49.000Z

That’s funny. I hadn’t thought about it. I was talking with someone whose mentor her first year said she needed to “reflect” on her need to go pee during class. She said she needed to just sip water throughout the day so she didn’t have to go. Screw your kidneys—dialysis is fun! Okay, that was a random story. Our bathrooms lack soap sometimes. I carry my own wipes and have a bottle of gel stuff. I did get a flu shot (it was free!), but I think the hand washing and such is at least as good for keeping all the germs away. Or at least I hope so!

Tara (http://rabid-fraggle.blogspot.com/)

2007-11-15T03:07:30.000Z

Also if you drink tons of water then your pee has more water in it, and is therefore less smelly. :)