One of the side effects of chemo for me has been "fatigue", although in truth I would describe it as an Uber-siesta. (Is that even legal? "Uber-siesta?) Twelve blissful hours of uninterrupted sleep under moonlit skies or lulled by the autumn winds or falling rain outside my open window. It is heaven. Heaven!
Now I find I am actually preparing for a new WORLD CLASS competition, and frankly, Senores Senior Snorers, you ain't got nuttin' on me.
Steve sent me this link http://news.discovery.com/human/spain-siesta-championship.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1
thinking HE was a shoe-in as next year's "Nap champ". Do I have news for him!
Read the excerpt from the article to find out about where you might find the two of us duking it out for the prize money.
"What is billed as Spain's first national siesta championship is underway in Madrid to find the best napper and help revive the tradition of taking a snooze after lunch.
Participants are monitored as they lie on bright blue sofas in the middle of a shopping mall for a 20-minute nap. Some wear pajamas; others sport eye masks or cover their faces with their jackets.
They have pulse monitors attached to their bodies and the maximum of 20,000 points is awarded to those who manage to sleep for the full 20 minutes.
Sleeping fewer minutes means fewer points but judges also award marks for original sleeping positions, the loudest snore and the most eye-catching outfits.
The competition, organized by the National Association of Friends of the Siesta, began on October 14 and will wrap up on Saturday with the winner awarded a prize of 1,000 euros ($1,400).
"The mission of the championship is to spread the idea that the nap is something of ours that must be defended and practiced, because it is healthy and good for everyone," the association says on its website. "Being able to do it in public requires having a spirit of a champion and to be a great siesta taker."
Eight rounds of the competition are held daily with each involving five participants on sofas lined up in parallel lanes like those of a track and field meet.
"We were afraid that people would be afraid of making fools of themselves but on average about 50 people have taken part each day," the association's spokesman, Alvaro Vidal, told AFP.
Given the success of the siesta contest, the association is planning to repeat the event in the future and hold editions outside of Spain, he added."
BAH! I LAUGH AT YOUR PUNY 20 MINUTES! BRING ON THE REAL NAPPERS! BROUHAHAHAHAHA!
20 MINUTES INDEED!
The true measure of a napping champion is their ability to incorporate napping into their daily schedule for most of their adult life, regardless of circumstances. Johnny-come-lately is way behind, although I am impressed by both the scale and frequency of your more recent napping skills.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I have to comment about napping. When I was little and my mother insisted I take dreaded naps, the ringing bell of the ice cream man was my cue to get up.
ReplyDeleteI believe I slept through my entire first pregnancy.
I now cherish a delicious power nap from time to time.
When I was small, aunt Liz would lay my four cousins and me sideways across the bed like cordwood. (You can get a lot of little snoozers on one double bed if you do that!) Then she would begin vacuuming with her huge Hoover and we were out immediately. Linda
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