Re chrom Can't sleep
I understand not sleeping. I am often up till 2AM probably for similar reasons.

Sometimes I turn on comedy programs on TV. I assume you have cable or something similar. If not Leno, Letterman help.

How much does ColdPlay's music influence your moods? You sure post a lot of references to them and that might be part of the problem. I suggested something with more snap and less emotional. I don't know anything about Coldplay. You can call me behind the times if you want. Some of us older folks like what we like but would listen to some newer things if exposed to it.

Try listening to William Tell, 1812 Overtures, Holst the Planets, Beach Boys. Look up the story behind the song or the story of the composers life, that will change the song's meaning.

About 15 years ago, when I couldn't sleep, I listened to late night talk radio. There was almost always someone with wack-o ideas trying to prove his point. Some were so ridiculous it was almost comical. UFO's and Mexico, area 51, and of coures "special government projects."

I got into short wave radio listening. I did the BBC thing but now that sort of thing is on the inter-net.

giving my entire heart, my entire soul, everything I have, and getting only crumbs in return. I can't take it anymore.
You can take it. You did before you married. I did before I was married. We all did it before we were married. It still sucks though.

What changed? Expectations, responsibilities, but you are about the same. Sure it sucks giving and not getting what you want right now but you are were making progress. Stick with it for the pay-off.

I know you want more, better pay-offs from your W, but don't forget about all of the other pay-offs in life. Your job, your friends, your kids and even unexpressed pay-offs from your W.

Some of these women, don't seem like they have much in the pay-off department, or at least it is not visible. I bet if you were abducted by those Mars guys, and gone for a week, your W would be lost w/o you.

Personally I don't believe in that sort of stuff, something about fuel, propulsion devices, time, and distance does not compute, but I am the guy that thinks 1960 Ford Falcons are OK cars. ( It they had air conditioning )

Yea, Star Trek is cool and has neat gadgets. Is good for thinking about "what if" but I think it will take a longer time than most people thing for just some of the ideas in the series to become reality. Sorry for the drift away from my original intention.

Moods improve, get bad, then improve, but you already knew that. Life is like a stock market average line. It is up and down based on what people "think" next week, next month will be like. When next week or next month gets here, the average (DOW, S&P 500, etc) line is some where else, not where people said it would be.

One college prof told the class to talk and act like college students, not high school kids. He said high school kids sweat, college students perspire. Maybe college was helpful after all.

I replaced a fence post (railroad tie) set in old concrete that needed to be broken up before I put in the new railroad tie post.:p IE I was perspiring most of the day so I smell right now. It's shower time.

How is the unmentioned problem going? I looked for an e-mail from you but didn't see one.

See you in the AM Chrom.

Lou