40 WINKS AT KALK BAY HARBOUR

This off the Wonderopolis website:

“Siesta means “midday rest.” It comes from the Latin phrase hora sexto, which means “the sixth hour” or approximately noon.  The idea of the siesta has been around for thousands of years. In fact, siestas were once thought to be a physical necessity, rather than a mere luxury. Many experts believe humans are ‘biphasic’ and thus need two periods of sleep each day: a long uninterrupted period at night and a much shorter one during the day. Unlike most other mammals who nap, many humans try to make it through every day without a nap.”

I now feel less bad that for years I’ve wondered why workplaces and restaurants don’t have napping facilities. I’ve even imagined commercially run private little sleep pods, walls resembling beehive combs, all over cities, where you can pay for a private 10 to 30 minute power nap.

Off course dreams can quickly turn to nightmares….thinking of the “Matrix” movie.”