August 16, 2012
Why The Business of Sleep Will Keep BoomingOne day, when smog-free cars run on sea water and every loophole in the tax code has been closed, the entirety of humanity will be in such a glorious state of physical fitness and spiritual bliss that falling asleep will be as simple as laying one’s head on a pillow. Until that day, however, the business of helping people get a good night’s rest is likely to remain what it is: A fast-growing sector in an otherwise slow-moving economy, with a little fuel additive in the mix that’s only going to make things more interesting. That would be the increasing awareness within the insurance industry that insomnia in all its guises is a real problem for much of the nation.Sleep-assistance is already a big business. Industry revenues are expected to surpass $32 billion in 2012, an average annual increase of 8.8% a year since 2008. That’s according to a recent report in The Fiscal Times, which offers a description of the sleep economy that ”includes everything from pills, products and medical devices to ‘sleep consultants’ who farm themselves out to hospitals, labs, and sleep centers, to luxe mattresses made with tension-relieving foams.”
All he wanted was to be loved. Love was in short supply when he was very young. Chad Johnson never forgot that. He has spent his adult life trying to make up for lost time. It’s ironic and sad that, at age 34, the former Bengals great is back closer to Square One than he has been in many years.
Carl Crawford Called A Racially Charged Name I've Never Heard Before
This makes me nervous about every word I've ever said to anyone.
This makes me nervous about every word I've ever said to anyone.
A show that's about nothing.
Hasn't he done that before?
Today's Photo:
At the Crossroads Par 3 Course.
Man, it was hot.
The weather. Not my game.
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