{"id":6365,"date":"2022-08-15T04:15:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6365"},"modified":"2023-01-22T21:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T21:58:19","slug":"sleep-dreams-rain-thunder-absent-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6365","title":{"rendered":"MiSC: Sleep, Dreams, Rain\/Thunder\u2026 Absent Cats!?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8638-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6363\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8638-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8638-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8638-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8638-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8638-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Where\u2019s our little darkling, Chester?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s 4.42am whenI start typing this. Just awakened from crazy kaleidoscopic maelstrom of dreams! Votz it all abite, Ulfric!? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the dream stuff is simple and clear: wanting family &#8211; parents specifically &#8211; to come to one\u2019s aid in difficult times. But the \u2018nuclear family\u2019 as it once was went up in a toxic mushroom cloud decades ago. And the radioactive fallout is still blighting life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, now that conscious modes have shifted, it\u2019s a quick trip doon the wooden hill, and across the plane of Liv Ingroom, to pee, and to wonder where Chester, our cat is. Hope he\u2019s ok?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After weeks of drought and many days of crazy heatwave, the weather app &#8211; and various intrusive newsfeeds &#8211; are warning of heavy rain, thunder, and poss\u2019 flash floods. With the ground baked solid, rain water might just run off\u2026 crazy times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8284-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6364\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8284-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8284-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8284-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8284-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8284-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note the baked dry \u2018grass\u2019 (!?) path. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder if, re the precipitation, would it be wise, and a potential contraceptive precaution, or solution, to take a fork to the garden? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teresa wants us to get Chester a neck tag. And it might be wise (if that horse hasn\u2019t already bolted?). Has he also got fleas? Found a solitary flea yesterday, in the home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crazy dreams earlier! Fading fast. Got the fans back on. Need them on almost constantly! It\u2019s still soo goddamn hot, close and muggy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/glgPZmSwC4M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This weird, weird part of the night biz\u2019, puts me in mind to read the recently acquired <em>Why We Sleep <\/em>(or, sometimes more to the point, why we <em>don\u2019t<\/em> sleep!). Must read!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"391\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8732.jpg 391w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_8732-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Must start reading this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Teresa\u2019s back to work today. And she\u2019s going to have to travel by bus, as she can\u2019t afford the train indeed, despite me being stony broke, I\u2019ve had to loan her money for travel (a normal monthly occurrence!). That means more time on pubic transport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We really ought to nationalise so much of our infrastructure; transport, utilities. Capitalism just ain\u2019t working! Except for the billionaires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teresa\u2019s doing like I did\u2026 off for a middle of the night pee! She just got back into bed, and\u2026 Boom!!! Her alarm just went! It\u2019s now 5.10 am. That\u2019s a bit bloody early!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 4.42am whenI start typing this. Just awakened from crazy kaleidoscopic maelstrom of dreams! Votz it all abite, Ulfric!? Some of the dream stuff is simple and clear: wanting family &#8211; parents specifically &#8211; to come to one\u2019s aid in difficult times. But the \u2018nuclear family\u2019 as it once was went up in a toxic &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6365\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MiSC: Sleep, Dreams, Rain\/Thunder\u2026 Absent Cats!?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[89,90,81,67,82,77,68,20,100,1,104],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-1EF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6365"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6365"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8125,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6365\/revisions\/8125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}