Dads are right

What!! Dads are right! Are you kidding me!

Nope! I'll get to the "why" in a minute...

I remember as a kid growing up that Saturday and Sunday afternoon was the time for sports on TV in my home. There was baseball in the summer and football and basketball in the fall and winter... and there was Dad all set to watch the game... Then, an hour and sometimes even less than that, ol' Dad is out like a light! Since I wasn't much into watching sports on TV (I think it's because of all the "talk") I would change the channel to a movie that was on, only to hear "Turn it back! I was watching that!" WHAT??? "Dad, your asleep!", "No I wasn't", says Dad, "I was resting"... RIGHT!

Well, guess what gentle readers of electrons! I recently came across an article at Newsmax Health that taking naps was good for your mind! Wait a minute! HMMM! So that's why Dad was so energized after the Dodger game (even when they lost!), Dad was ready to take on the world again... "Mike, did you mow the lawn yet?", "Steven, did you clean out Bridget's dog pen yet?"... etc, etc...

Well, the news article states that the ideal time for a nap is between 1pm and 3pm, right after lunch (that's when the ball game usually started!), but for an hour. The article equates your mind to an email in-box... take a nap so your mind's in-box can be refreshed of all the short-term memory that's stored there and your ready to go again.

So now you know why all the Dad's out there REALLY want to watch a game in the afternoon... it's really an excuse to take a nap... Unless you really want to watch the Dodgers!

Dad(s) are right... take a nap, you'll feel better, unless the Dodgers loose again, you might as well go back to sleep!