Insomnia Has Me on the Ropes...

It's almost 3 a.m., and I'd have an easier time going ten rounds than falling asleep. Lay in bed for perhaps an hour, then rose to tool around the downstairs. I'm tempted to dive back into Perils of the Road, but that would only keep me awake longer. I'm in the mood to read a chess book, but I've sworn those off for a while. Maybe I'll read, then. Horatio Hornblower, here I come...