is TRYPTOPHAN, that wonderful chemical that occurs in turkey that promotes drowsiness... "Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body cannot manufacture it. The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a role in sleep. So you might think that if you eat a lot of turkey, your body would produce more serotonin and you would feel calm and want a nap." NOTES
I'm sure that is has nothing to do with the twelve pounds of carbohydrates you just consumed with said turkey.
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I wanna ride that bus!
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Anyway... work was long tonight, but I have tomorrow off, and most of the university has gone to their respective homes. A few days of quiet in Happy Valley, then they'll all come back on Sunday.
Happy Valley... I wonder if the people who named it were taught by those who named Greenland?
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