I'm Not Lazy, I've Got A Sleep Disorder

I often sleep for 12 - 14 hours, and it takes me a long time to fully "wake up" - I'm drowsy for hours after getting out of bed, I will mostly just fall back to sleep and nap for two or three more hours. This means that some days in the week I am awake for very few hours in the day.

This fact astonishes and sometimes disgusts my friends: when I say I still sleep until mid-afternoon, I am accused of chronic laziness, of being immature, which is frustrating and embarrasing. I've been hoping for years to find out that it is beyond my control; now reading sites like medlink.com and webmd.com, I can contend that I have a sleep disorder, perhaps hypersomnia.

Sleep disorders are well-documented in the US, but are a relatively ignored phenomenon in the UK (although it's tricky to find a sleep disorder site not set up by a bed/mattress company). To read more about sleep disorders, go here.

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Plato was an excercise freak

All over the net, exercise fans are quoting Plato:

"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it."

Where exactly is this from? I've been trying to decipher in which text Plato supports exercise, but with no joy so far. Is it apocryphal? Is it bullshit? Where's it from, tell me so I can check it! Any ideas?

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