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Welcome To Sleep

5/10/2023

Picture of a domestic cat that has fallen asleep while appearing to have been reading an open book that has a picture of a cat on one of its pages.

Welcome to Sleep on www.MakeFunOfLife.net, where you will find humor, inspiration, and learning in short stories, concise quotations, perky poems, and pretty-near-perfect pictures. Just travel down this page, skipping the ridiculous articles, until you come to the ones that appeal to you. When you have a moment, be sure to visit some of the more than 70 other pages on the website, such as the Life Pages and the Silly Pages, which can be explored by clicking or tapping on the drop-down menu near the top of this page or further down this page in the right-hand column as blinking images.

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A Gentle Reminder About Sleep 1

5/9/2023

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If it has been so long since you last slept soundly that you have forgotten what real sleep is like, how to sleep, and perhaps even what sleep is, we sincerely hope that the following pictures will be of some great help to you.

Daytime picture of a brown bear sleeping on its side, with its eyes closed, in a grassy area surrounded by green leafy trees and large rocks.

Daytime picture of a lion sleeping under a tree, with its head against a rock as a pillow, and a partly cloudy sky above visible between the branches and leaves of the tree. In the foreground, close to the ground, is a cluster of small green leafy plants with tiny blue flowers.

Picture of an orange Tabby cat sleeping on the brown-bark-covered branch of a green leafy tree, with patches of bright sunlight from a partly cloudy sky coming through between the leaves.

Picture of a sleeping koala bear, sitting on a main branch in a green leafy tree, with its four paws wrapped around smaller tree branches to prevent it from falling out of the tree.

Daytime picture of a wolf with mixed-color gray, black, tan, and brown fur sleeping, with its eyes closed, on the bare ground in front of a large rock that has a slight yellow-green coloration from a thin layer of moss growing on it.

Daytime picture of a golden-brown stuffed toy teddy bear with its eyes appearing to be closed, lying asleep on its side on top of green grass and daisy flowers with white petals and yellow centers growing near its front paws.

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Sleep and Sleeping

5/8/2023

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Picture of a woman miming, or doing an impression of, lying asleep in a field of flowers and the words ‘Sleep and Sleeping, By David Hugh Beaumont, Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

If my dear you seek to slumber,
     Count the stars in endless number;
If you still continue wakeful,
     Count the drops that make a lakeful.
-Franklin P. Adams (Franklin Pierce Adams (1881 - 1960))

Olive: What is the difference between a sleeping person and an awake person?
Oliver: With some people, it can be hard to tell the difference.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Humans and Human Nature” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

With a butterfly kiss and a ladybug hug,
     Sleep tight little one, like a bug in a rug.
-Author Unknown

“A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Stress and Anxiety” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Sleep and Sleeping Facts
- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
- The ideal temperature for falling asleep is between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius (64 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit).
- About ninety percent of people depend on an alarm clock to wake them up.
- The most frequently requested wakeup call time at hotels is 7:00 a.m.

Why don’t birds and other animals fall out of trees when they sleep?
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Animals and Animal Natures” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“Nothing makes us so sleepy as the bell of our alarm clock.” -William Feather (William Arthur Feather (1889 - 1981)): as quoted in Ted Landphair: “Featherisms” (6 October 2008)

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The Cock Crows

The cock crows in the morn
     To tell us to rise,
And he that lies late
     Will never be wise.

For early to bed
     And early to rise
Is the way to be healthy,
     Wealthy, and wise.

by Author Unknown
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“Sleeping is easy - I can even do it with my eyes closed.” -Author Unknown

Al: Did you hear the joke about the bed?
Len: No.
Al: That’s because it hasn’t been ‘made up’ yet.
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Patient: Doctor, doctor, I walk in my sleep!
Doctor: You must always remember to take money for the bus, then!

Keep a Poem in Your Pocket

Keep a poem in your pocket
     and a picture in your head
and you’ll never feel lonely
     at night when you’re in bed.

The little poem will sing to you
     the little picture bring to you
a dozen dreams to dance to you
     at night when you’re in bed.

So - keep a picture in your pocket
     and poem in your head
and you’ll never feel lonely
     at night when you’re in bed.

by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (1914 - 2000)
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“The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.” -Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933)

“There is a close connection between getting up in the world and getting up in the morning.” -Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Idleness and Industriousness” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Picture of a happy smiling funny green monster holding a glass of milk and 3 chocolate-chip cookies.

“An important part of your bedtime routine should be checking to see if there are monsters hiding under your bed. If there are any, get them each a glass of milk and some cookies.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Edward: What is huge and gray and sends people to sleep?
Eduardo: A hypno-potamus.

“There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.” -Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Domestic Cats” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Ellie: Why was the man running around his bed?
Ella: Because he wanted to catch up on his sleep.

“I had just dozed off into a stupor when I heard what I thought was myself talking to myself. I didn’t pay much attention to it, as I knew practically everything I would have to say to myself, and wasn’t particularly interested.” -Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Conversations and Spoken Communications” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Georgia: How can you shorten a bed?
George: Don’t sleep ‘long’ on it.

Pollyanna: What question can never be answered with, “Yes.”?
Jenna: “Are you asleep?”
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Questions and Queries” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Robin: What is the best thing to do if you are a worm who is worried about being caught by the early bird?
Sparrow: Sleep late!

“Last night, as I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky, I thought to myself, ‘Where is the ceiling?’” -Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Homes and Families” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“If people were meant to pop out of bed, we’d all sleep in toasters.” -Author Unknown

Ersa: Where does the Little Mermaid sleep?
Erma: In a water-bed.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Fairy Tales” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“It is no small art to sleep, to achieve it one must keep awake all day.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))

Jeffrey: Who sleeps at night with his shoes still on?
Geoffrey: A horse.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Horses and Ponies” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.” -W. D. Howells (William Dean Howells (1837 - 1920))

Goodnight stars
Goodnight air
Goodnight noises everywhere
-Margaret Wise Brown: “Goodnight Moon” (1947)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Meeting and Parting” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“When they cannot get to sleep, some people count sheep, and others talk to the Shepherd.” -Author Unknown

“Oversleeping keeps a lot of dreams from coming true.” -Charley Grant
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Hopes and Dreams” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

A proposed new invention, the microwave bed, would allow a person to get eight hours sleep in just three minutes. We are going to buy two of them, so that we can get eight hours of sleep in just one-and-a-half minutes!

Goodnight!

Goodnight, sleep tight,
     Don’t let the bedbugs bite -
If they do, get your shoe,
     And hit them till they’re black and blue!

Goodnight, sleep tight,
     Don’t let the bedbugs bite -
If they do, here’s what to do:
     Blow them up with dynamite!

by Author Unknown

“Put duties aside at least an hour before bed and perform soothing, quiet activities that will help you relax.” -Dianne Hales
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Habits and Routines” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Picture of a person lying asleep on a cloud floating in a star-filled night sky and the words, ‘Good night, sleep tight, count the stars, that shine so bright! Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net’

Bedtime

The evening is coming,
     The Sun sinks to rest;
The rooks are all flying
     Straight home to their rest.

“Caw!” says the rook,
     As he flies overhead;
“It’s time little people
     Were going to bed!”

by Author Unknown
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If you cannot sleep, try counting your blessings. For example, you still have most of your fingers and toes, you can still think lots of interesting thoughts, and you have a sense of humor that allows you to recognize that this is a joke. What other blessings can you add to this list?

Husband: It must be time to get up.
Wife: How can you tell?
Husband: The baby has finally fallen asleep.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Babies and Infants” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.” -Martha Stewart

“He who sleeps on the floor will not fall off the bed.” -Robert Gronock
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“It’s hard to sleep at night if you’re worried that a ten-pound frog from Southern Cameroon may come and jump on your stomach.” -Charles M. Schulz (Charles Monroe ‘Sparky’ Schulz (1922 - 2000))

In the days of English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), mattresses were filled with straw and held up by rope stretched across bedframes. When someone pulled on the rope to tighten it, a mattress would sag less and become firmer, for a more comfortable sleep . . . and this is believed to be the origin of the rhyming phrase, “Good night, sleep tight!”

A Little Thought to Close the Day

The day, with the work God gave me to do, is done, and now He has given me the night, quiet and soothing, for rest. I will, therefore, trust myself - body and spirit - into His loving, tender care, through the mystery of sleep. As flood tides from the ocean fill each bay or inlet, so power and love and peace can fill my life to overflowing as I rest quietly, serenely, patiently, bravely, lovingly, with confidence and perfect faith.

by Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Prayers and Spiritual Affirmations” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man.” -Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719): “Cato, A Tragedy” (1713), Act V, scene iv

“Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.” -Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus (also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus (1466 - 1536))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Reading and Books” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

“To sleep - perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub!” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” (1601), Act III, Scene 1, line 1758; words of character Hamlet

Toby: How do you know an elephant is hiding under your bed?
Tobias: Because when you get into bed, your nose touches the ceiling.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Elephants” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

Helpful Tip: A spring-loaded mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep when you hit the snooze button.

“Before you fall asleep every day, say something positive to yourself.” -Enid Bagnold
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Affirmations and Self-Talk” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.

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A Gentle Reminder About Sleep 2

1/10/2022

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Daytime picture of a swan asleep while floating in smooth, calm water, with its head lowered down atop its chest feathers and one leg raised up out of the water, extended, and partially tucked under a wing.

Daytime picture of a Red Fox under trees, curled up asleep on top of brown pine needles and brown leaves that cover the ground, with ground-clinging green ivy plant leaves and green pine needles growing on trees and other green leaves growing on trees around it.

Picture of a Beagle Dog lying asleep on a sofa.

Picture of a Red Panda sleeping on a tree branch.

Picture of a woman miming, or doing an impression of a sleeping person, by standing with her eyes closed and her head tilted and resting on her hands held palm to palm. Indoor picture of a standing woman doing an impression of a sleeping person by holding the palms of her hands pressed flat together against the side of her slightly tilted head, with her eyes closed.

Picture of a domestic cat curled up and sleeping on a wood deck in the backyard of a house.

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