Has this ever happened to anyone?

[Steve Nordquist]

> > > I find that if I sleep 3-5 hours a day for extended
> > > periods I start "napping": short 5-15 minutes naps
> > > that still leave you refreshed.
> > >
> > > I also find "cycling" sleep patterns useful: sleep
> > > from 3-8am or 10pm-1am for a couple of weeks at a time,
> > > then switch.
> >
> > All of these unusual models work great until you have
> > lots of external duties (e.g. kids) with fixed schedules.
> 
> I have 3 fairly active kids, a little puppy, and a wife ;-)

No, that doesn't count unless you're lunching KnowNow too.
See, 3 active kids mean almost failsafe sureness that you
won't realize that it's 7:20 (...but PM) and time to take them
to school (only, not.)  Or wait to pick them up at school
at 11:30 PM when they have a checkup.
It does not failsafe you from training your wife to get you
when she has to go out, buying an old winerack to hold 
1 li. conditioner bottles (dog size depending,) or taking
various for frozen custard 'after school' at 4 AM.

"Oh ya.   4 AM!  Get mom up!"  <--suggestive banner ad in 2005?!

n.b.: Puppy mostly useless for holding bottled water upright, fair in evaluating open produce markets.