Sleeping with a Fan -- or Not

I'm not a fan of sleeping with a fan -- especially, all night long! My wife is, and that's all I'm going to say about that! Best I don't go there, so I am changing the subject!

What about dreams? What are they? Why do we have them? Are dreams real? Let's see, here's what I can report about dreams.

"In your dreams!" Now, that's funny! When we dream, we get to act out what we probably wouldn't do in reality. That can be fun! In the 19th century, Sigmund Freud pioneered the study of dreams. However, in spite of all the advanced research done with science, through the years, and since then, we still don't know everything about dreams or why we have them.

Here's what I have discovered in my research on the subject of dreams: Typically, we spend about two hours each night dreaming. Our dreams can last anywhere from 5-20 minutes each. Sometimes, it seems, I dream all night long. Other times, I may not dream at all. I don't always remember my dreams either. That's a shame! I admit some of my dreams would probably be worth remembering! I used to keep a journal I titled "My Dreams" -- clever don't you think? I did this on and off for a couple years; I thought maybe they were significant or important somehow. Guess they weren't. I still dream some great dreams. For instance, last night, I had this dream I was making a movie about practicing medicine. Like that's going to happen! Really. I used to think some of my dreams were somehow prophetic. I haven't seen that yet. So, I lean more toward chemical/physical stimulation of our brains, at that moment when dreaming is or isn't possible.

I do enjoy a nice "power nap" in the afternoon. During these brief sleeps, I can dream-up some real doozies! Nothing all that interesting or important. One dream I wouldn't mind having is, I'm sleeping in a cool, Canadian mountain cabin, cuddled up with my gorgeous, loving wife in a dark brown, grizzly bear blanket, next to a warm fire crackling, in a real, stone fireplace, after having eaten wild-caught salmon I caught with my own bare hands! Oh yeah, we got no electricity, so we won't be having no stinking fan blowing on us!

Somebody, pinch me, I know I must be dreaming!

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