On Tuesday, [NIH] announced three winners of its “How I Get a Heap of Sleep” contest in which children described their tactics for getting nine hours of sleep each night. One winner was Danielle Wodka, 7, of Lemont, Ill. Her sleep strategies included taking a warm bath and saying her prayers. — Experts Warn Against Sleep-Deprived Kids, Yahoo! News

Wow, is that the coolest contest ever. Too bad I missed the eligible age by about a decade and a half. I think I could show some of that youngsters what “heap of sleep” really means.

I guess I’ll have to settle for becoming a Sleep Awareness Volunteer for the National Sleep Foundation. Then I could become an advocate for “sleep and fatigue issues.” (Could this be my true calling?)

Except it sounds like a lot of work. Making congressional and public policy contacts? Advocacy? Maybe a snap decision wouldn’t be smart.

I think I’ll sleep on it.

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