He races in his sleep. All he knew (before we got him) was the kennel and the track.

I think he's her boyfriend now.

She'd pick fights with German Shepherds.

I was unable to sleep well that night and I awoke early. I proceeded to get up and go into work as I knew my cubicle needed to be organized and the boxes of old files reviewed.

I love ghost stories but I can't really watch them, especially not by myself because then I can't sleep.

We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us.