Insomnia

I have only had this occur twice in the past:  Days without proper sleep.  I believe I departed the U.S. on or about the 11th of December; I have not been able to sleep since I left VA on what I think was the 11th at about 0945hrs.  I know there are four stages of sleep, but I personally think there are five – the fifth being what I call ‘coasting’. 

Coasting occurs in the several minutes after you lie down and your mind wanders and you feel as though you are floating someplace.  I have been coasting every time I have laid down my head, and I simply don’t know.  I have huge brown marks under my eyes and am completely exhausted.  I took Nyquill PM, but that didn’t help either. 

Here are a couple of travel tips:

• When traveling to locations outside of the U.S., always pack a couple of packages of the folded up nose tissues in your carry on; most men on this planet (and believe it or not, some women…) think that the urinary ‘tool’ is actually a greatly shorter version of the garden hose and is to be used to mess up the toilet area for the next person.  There is also a shortage of toilet paper in most places and if you don’t have T.P. with you, you are forced to ‘go local’ and use a combo consisting of your hand and a hose attached to a spout.
• Wait and purchase the currency of the country you are visiting until you actually arrive in that country.  The exchage rates in the U.S. suck.  The exchange rate for Thai Baht is currently 38 : $1.  At the U.S. airport (JFK), it was 30 : $1.  Nutty.
• Due to security concerns, ‘Exit Row’ seats are no longer assigned at the front desk; numerous seats in various locations about the aircraft are ‘held’ until departure.  Report to the departure gate 1.5 hrs prior to the loading time and request to speak to the Manager of the Departure Gate.  Show your ticket and passport, and request an Exit Row seat; they are almost always occupied by blue passport holders now.
• If you are stuck next to a stinky person, approach a flight attendant after take-off and tell them you are experiencing an allergic reaction to someone’s perfume around you to change seats.