Morning rain

It's been raining steadily for a bit. The funny thing is that the humidity is less oppressive today than yesterday. Probably because it's also 20F degrees cooler.

local: "eco-commuting & sustainable living fair" at RTC Thursday evening

5-9pm, Thursday, at Redmond Town Center. Might be interesting.

http://www.grtma.org/yourEcoFairEvent2008_2.asp


Also: article on electric bicycles (with sidebar)

sleep is good for you

So some researchers found correlations between high blood pressure & lack of sleep in teens. Toss in with other sleep deprivation issues in teens and you'd think high schools would start later.

If you're wondering, yes, a different study found that poor sleep is associated with hypertension in adult women, and associated with "higher levels of biomarkers associated with elevated risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes". (Correlations of correlations is indirect, but it's what I found.)

Of course, less sleep is also correlated with mood swings and depression....