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So, for the longest time I’ve had a dickens of a time getting a good night’s sleep. You see, since I live in a tropical island, the nights can get pretty balmy, and often, a plain old fan won’t cut it. So, not that long ago, we put in an air conditioner in the bedroom. This has generally been a Good Thing ™. However, air conditioners have a certain side effect, besides just cooling the air: they tend to dry it out. This was ok at first, but as time passed, I noticed that I was constantly getting up with my nose and mouth bone dry, and my throat feeling scratchy and uncomfortable. This has progressed to the point where it’s difficult for me to get a good nights sleep, due to having difficulty breathing the excessively dry air. So, tonight, I finally broke down, drove by Walgreens, and plunked down a couple bucks for a little humidifier unit. Cleaned it out, filled it up, plugged it in, and it’s sitting in a corner right now, happily humming and gurgling to itself and spewing out a little cloud of cool moisture into the air. On the other side of the room, the air conditioner emits its own, slightly more ominous hum, as it brings the room temperature down to the high 60’s, which is perfect sleeping temperature as far as I’m concerned. I’m hoping that between the humidifier spewing out moisture, and the AC sucking it in, we can achieve some sort of happy medium that will allow me to actually get some decent sleep again. And if that doesn’t work.. well, surely there’s *some* gizmo or gadget that will save me, no? technology, in thee I place my faith.

Tomorrow: the aftermath of my doctor’s visit, and my upcoming transformation into a superhero.

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