Comments on: On Sleep

By: On sleep | Art La Flamme

On sleep | Art La Flamme — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:13:34 +0000

[...] little bi-phasic sleep experiment drew out of a need to be in the office a whole lot. I was left with the choice of getting maybe 4 [...]

By: auntzavi

auntzavi — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:34:58 +0000

I trust that you know your sleep cycles better than the rest of us, so if 2 3-hour “naps” work for you, great! But, the forgetting to eat part bothers me; without fuel, the best vehicles are pretty useless. Are some of the soldiers working for you going to eat and then returning? If so, can they bring you nourishment? How about setting alarms on your watch or PDA to remind you to eat? I’d suggest setting 3 alarms, 15 minutes apart, so that if you miss the first one, you still have 2 reminders. Can we send you packaged food (i.e. nuts, energy bars) to keep in the office? Do you have a little fridge in the office? Finally, if one of your soldiers was consistently skipping/missing meals and thus running on empty, would you consider that acceptible behavior?

By: MIL

MIL — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:34:47 +0000

And don’t forget the fresh veggies for snacks: carrot and celery sticks, snow peas (if possible), cherry tomatoes, pickles, etc.

By: Phat Jumper

Phat Jumper — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:15:08 +0000

You absolutely need to go sick on the nutrition. I have a 16 year old, let me translate: If you are going to push the body like this, you absolutely must get serious on the nutrition. And have lots of good snacks around, like the mixed nuts, the fruit, the yogurt, the granola, etc. that I know they have in the mess hall. Stock pile it and give it as a mission to one of your guys that you make sure has time to eat!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:28:12 +0000

I don’t envy your job one bit, how’s that for honesty! It sounds like you are adapting well to your mission, I hope you hold up in the long run. I think your eating will be an important factor in the long run, you probably need to concentrate on some sort of regular eating schedule…I know how THAT goes in the military…

By: WhiteStone

WhiteStone — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:48:09 +0000

Went to the article and read. Interesting. Wonder what the long-term effect would be…as in ten years or more. Healthwise. Stay strong and alert. We love you guys…meaning all our service men and women. I have a niece in the Air Force and a nephew in the army, just home from Iraq. I like reading your blog to read your viewpoint as “there, doing that”.