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Men (and probably women) have long pondered why it is that many men often wake up with an erection.
Now, I’m not saying that I have the answer to this problem (actually, “problem” is probably not the right word – a problem erection would be, for example, when you’re standing in a tightly-packed Tube carriage, or lying on a massage table), but after having encountered this condition for most of my adult life, I did notice something a short while ago.
As I think I’ve mentioned previously, I don’t get much sleep, for reasons beyond my control – I rarely get more than two to four hours at a time, and 99% of the time, I’m woken abruptly, rather than being allowed to wake up and come to naturally, in my own good time.
On most of these occasions, I am in the middle of a dream when I’m woken (although I forget the details almost immediately).
And what I noticed is that when I’m woken in this manner, I almost never have an erection.
The only time during the past few months that I can recall waking with one is when I’ve come to naturally.
So, what does this tell me?
Well, if men think about sex as often as some people claim (which has always seemed way too frequent to be believable to me, but maybe I’m not your average man), then it would seem reasonable that men’s dreams might involve a lot of sex, with the consequent result that you get erections during those dreams.
But this clearly isn’t the case here.
Do men get random erections during their sleep?
I obviously can’t answer this, since if I’m sleeping, I don’t know whether I have one or not.
What does seem to be true is that I only get them moments before waking up, provided that I’m not woken abruptly by exterior factors (e.g. phone ringing, dogs barking, doorbell).
Does it mean that it depends on where you are in your sleep cycle? After all, when I’m woken abruptly, I’m typically in the middle of a sleep cycle, whereas when, on the rare occasions, I wake up naturally, I’m presumably at the end of a sleep cycle.
But even if this is the case, why does this make a difference?
My only theory is that, when the body realises it’s time to wake up, it sends a surge of blood around the entire system, full of “fresh nutrients’, to give you a wake-up call so that you’ll be ready to spring into action. And that rush of blood has obvious effects on the male anatomy.
If you have any thoughts on this matter, please feel free to leave a comment, below.
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Several years ago now, we watched a few movies that were apparently based on a Dean Koontz novel called “Watchers“.
The movies were so-so, but when I looked on IMDb (our standard source for all information relating to movies and TV shows), we found a lot of people saying that these various movies really didn’t do the original novel justice.
Having always been an avid book reader, and a great believer that books are usually better than the films made from them, I ordered a copy, and for reasons that I needn’t go into, I never got around to reading this novel until a few days ago.
So, was it better than the movies?
Absolutely!
For starters, the novel has a much more personal, human touch, to the point where you not only care about the dog, but about the two main characters as well.
I also really like the way the story starts with apparently disconnected threads, and how they all come together – relatively early on, and not near the end of the book, which I find frustrating.
Some people comment that the characters aren’t believable, and to that, I say rubbish!
The hero and heroine may not be the type of people you’d meet every day in the street, but that doesn’t mean they’re not credible. True, their situations and backgrounds may not be like yours or mine, but so what?
As for the dog, then he’s not cute in the Disney sense of the word, but he certainly is endearing, and as the story progresses, his character really emerges.
For me, the novel has a bit of everything – human interest, conflict, action, humour, light and shade, good guys, bad guys, murder, romance (and a bit of sex) and more. (This is something I tried to include in my first novel, Ring Of Daggers, although I’ll leave it up to others to judge how successful I was.)
So, in summary, I would definitely recommend Watchers to anybody who enjoys a good read. You may be able to watch one of the movies in less time, but I would certainly rather spend more time reading the book and conjuring up my own images of the story than relying on somebody else’s interpretation – too many good books are ruined by Hollywood, but that’s a rant for another day.
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My uncle was terrified of confined spaces, but he never told anybody about his condition – he was a closet claustrophobic.
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I came across a great free report today, by Melissa Ingold from InternetMarketingSweetie.com.
It’s called “The Top 10 Words That Say Buy And Why They Work“, and it should be of great benefit to anybody who markets or sells online (or even offline, for that matter).
As the title indicates, the report not only details the top ten words that will help you to increase sales, but it also explains why they work.
Some of these words you could probably guess (e.g. “free”), but I’m pretty sure there will be at least one in there that will surprise you.
Anyway, right-click here to download your free copy – it’s only 17 pages, and won’t take you long to read, but the benefit you’ll obtain will be more than worth the time you take perusing it.
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He wanted another bite at the cherry! 
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It’s been more than ten years since my mum passed away
Maybe she watches over me every day
I have to confess that I don’t share her belief
Somehow I have also never felt any grief
Since I don’t know how, my brain is wired like that
Maybe NLD – emotionally I’m flat
Yet I undoubtedly miss her from time to time
Maybe imperfect but she was my paradigm
Unselfishly desiring what was best for me
May you have a great day, wherever you may be
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