Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
Falling. . . . Falling. . . . Falling. . . . “Ahhh!” Boom! Splat! You wake up. You gasp. It takes a moment to get oriented. You exhale. You relax. Good. You’re not dead. You landed in bed — or wherever else you fell asleep. This sensation is known as a hypnic jerk. It happens…
Why nobody can interpret your dreams for you. Six Carl’s Jr. fast-food workers stood ready to take on the problem: a home in disarray. The dream: I had too much to do in too little time. I was fretting. This team would help. Actually, I don’t have an exact count of how many fast-food employees…
Cute, winged insect creatures carried components of the nativity scene one by one through the snowy forest. Up went an angel. Up went a donkey. Up went a shepherd. The swarm went through the hilly forest, over to a snow-covered front yard. The caller to the nationally-syndicated radio show described what he was having the…
Have you ever had a dream where a dead person you once knew was speaking to you? Did it seem real? Have you ever dreamed of a genie? A demon? A zombie? Did you ever have something happen to you in a dream and then have the same thing happen to you again in real…