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[quietann]

I'm not a good liberal all the time. So sue me. Just Why are the Israelis doing this "crazy" stuff? because it's the Same Ol' War all over again.

On marriage, same-sex and otherwise: a video called Permission that gets the point across. It's short, but note that the Google video interface kinda sucks (or at least it does on my work computer).

More personally, I slept badly last night. I now know that my caffeine cutback has been effective, given that a smallish mug of half-decaf/half-regular Joe at 6 p.m. made me that restless for the next 12 hours. I am down to a travel mug of mostly decaf with a splash of regular when I leave for work, followed by a small cup of the same when I get to work. Next step is to drop the latter. I'm still peeing all the time, though. FOURTEEN times in nine hours while I was at work the day before yesterday, growl.

In better news, there are baby rats again! Eleven of them, although two are very small and might not make it. Mama fooled me because she got SO huge I thought she was going to have 18 or something, but it turns out she was just getting fat. Her mama did the same thing, so I shouldn't be surprised.

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[docorion.livejournal.com]

In re: coffee - is timing important for you, or is it presence of coffee ever? I don't drink any after 3pm (assuming I'm not working nights, when all timing is reversed), and am usually OK, but I've been having weird getting to sleep problems recently, and I've wondered if coffee has anything to do with them. Once I *get* to sleep, I'm usually fine.

[quietann.livejournal.com]

well, I used to drink a lot more coffee, typically 3 large mugs (each 12 to 16 ounces, with milk) per day -- 2 in the morning, one in the afternoon, and occasionally a fourth just after dinner if we were going to be out late. I didn't have such sleep problems, presumably because I was used to the caffeine. But a friend suggested that cutting back on the caffeine might help with the urinary issues (it hasn't, much, which is why I'm seeking the advice of a urologist on August 30. I don't remember the medical terms, but my doctor thinks that the muscle controlling the neck of my bladder is over-sensitive to pressure.)

But since I started cutting back, I've discovered that (a) if I have any coffee after 3 p.m. or so, I have a terrible night's sleep, and (b) that I actually need less time in bed to feel rested. I've heard about the (b) effect from other people.

I am easing up slowly because when I haven't, the caffeine withdrawal has made me nauseous and useless for days on end.

[docorion.livejournal.com]

"I don't remember the medical terms, but my doctor thinks that the muscle controlling the neck of my bladder is over-sensitive to pressure."

Detrusor instability. Yeah, could be, from what I've read of your symptoms.

Caffeine withdrawal mostly gives me a headache, and makes me tired and irritable for a couple of days. It's like some people say about cigarrettes - I've quit a million times. But dammit, I *like* coffee!

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting that link.

[quietann.livejournal.com]

you're welcome!

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Found myself thinking this evening about the part where the people turn out to be in London. "this is where we're safe." But London no longer is fully safe. Back in'96 ther were security precautions on shuls...