Word: nap
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bathrooms are twice the size they were two decades ago, roomy enough for the family dog -- and maybe a few family members -- to nap between dual pedestal sinks. They have added functions too: many are preferred sites for exercise equipment, paired with a wall-mounted or swivel-based TV. Bathrooms are also showplaces, filled with big-ticket items like stained-glass shower enclosures, halogen lights, fireplaces, even "morning kitchens" with under- the-counter refrigerator and microwave for heating up muffins or evening snacks. Themed decors are popular, with billowing paisley-fabric-covered windows, flower gardens with plants, wicker furniture...
Many people have pointed out a glaring Catch-22 in my nap theory. If you are stressed about not having enough time to finish a paper, how can you spare the time to take a nap...
Well, you can't, but that's the beauty of it. By taking a nap, you trick yourself into believing that you have plenty of time. I mean, you'd have to be crazy to take a nap when you have a 20-page research paper due the next morning. So when you actually do snooze for a half hour, you convince yourself that your work is not going to take you all night...
...PARENTS sometimes worry about how much I nap. But my father, at this very moment, is probably reading this editorial. He is stretched out on his bed, and in a few minutes he will put down the newspaper, take off his glasses, and take a nap himself...
Many of you might be hit with an inexplicable desire to sleep after reading this. I hope--but can't entirely expect--that you'll nap not out of boredom, but out of inspiration. Napping could provide too many benefits for Harvard's social scene for me to be picky, however. I'll take my results...