When the alarm woke me up in the morning, I did what I always do.
I rolled over to smack the snooze button, craving the extra ten minutes of beauty sleep I require to get through the day.At least, that’s what I tried to do. I kept my eyes shut tight to block out the morning light, and I attempted to roll over and hit the snooze. Nothing happened. Well, that’s not entirely true. The alarm continued to sound its annoying melody of blaring bleeps, but my hand would not follow the mental command I was issuing.
Hand hit button.
How hard is that?
Hand hit button now.
Come on. I’d done this nearly every workday of my adult life. Why was my hand refusing to obey today?
Maybe I was still asleep. Maybe I was lost in one of those dreams where your body won’t... Read More