American Idled

This is a picture of Cameron from our trip to Florida in 2006. We went on a deep sea fishing charter which left early in the morning and returned late in the afternoon. He was probably exhausted from catching the biggest fish out of anyone on our boat (I'm not kidding).

When I was a kid I loved to take naps. My mom has told me stories of how she would take me with her to her ladies bowling league every week and I would take a nap right there near the lanes. I'm yawning right now as I type this.

When Cameron was a baby, he could not stay awake for more than a few hours in a row before he was ready to go down for a nap. Then when he turned one, some sort of body alarm clock went off and he decided he was done napping--until high school that is.

Who doesn't love a good nap? Some people are capable of taking a quick power nap, like Alex, but not me. If I can't have a good two hours, then forget it.

Ever notice that when kids and babies nap, they are cute. But when you see adults napping, it's not a very pretty sight. More often than not, their mouths are wide open, drool is running down the side of their face, and one of their feet is generally twitching as if they're being electrocuted. And some people just don't have that ability to wake up from a nap in a calm, relaxed manner, like my dad. I think it's because he was in the service and was always on alert. When he wakes up it's always in a panicked frenzy, even if you tap him ever so gently and only whisper "incoming!"

My cat, Stanley, loves to nap. What a great life. Eat, nap, throw up a hair ball and poop. That's pretty much what his day consists of. But, dang, he is one cute snuggle-bunny when he is sleeping. But for some reason, he doesn't like it when I'm sleeping and he's not. If you are a cat owner, I know you can relate to this funny clip like I can. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go take a nap.