One of the problems with these nice summer nights, is I am prone to staying up too late. I tried to get to bed by 11 PM, so I can get my eight hours of sleep but it doesn’t always happen.

I often go to the park after work with my laptop or a book. I stay there until dusk, which isn’t until 9:15 PM this time of year. Then I go for my evening walk, and by the time I get home, it’s usually quarter to 10 PM. I run inside, get a beer from the fridge, sit out back, enjoying the stars, and before you know it’s 11 PM or later.

This past winter I really was working at getting to bed earlier. Many nights I would be asleep by 9:30 PM or even earlier. And I felt so much more refreshed in the morning, so much more alert. But to go to bed so early in the summer, would mean I would miss so much of those delightful summer evenings.

It really poses a conundrum for me. I guess it’s good that in a few weeks the sun will be setting earlier, so maybe I’ll get to bed at a more reasonable hour.