sorry for the delayed response on this folks. I don't always stay current with my mail but a night like last one makes up for it.... re: the sleep discussion between JESTERN and Jerry Finch amen, bro's, amen. Sleep is no longer required; it is optional although I pay the price the next day because I am usually as stiff as a piece of Portuguese salt dried cod until evening approaches once again when I slowly morph back into the Sinemet Liberace of the terminal keyboard again. Often my best hours are between 10PM and about 4AM too. Perhaps everyone with Parkinsons needs to move about 14 time zones to the west/9 to the East? We are all geographically challenged and were born approx on the wrong side of the planet (yes, I often feel that way). Anyway, the lack of sleep isn't so bad, but the payment the next day is. Any hints on how to let the physical body "sleep fast" would be appreciated (maybe it's time to try some yoga again). finally, re; Pat Schark and the pramipexole study - I too am on that and, besides dropping identical little white pills of 2 different medicinal strengths all over the house (what will these chemists think of next? teflon coated toilet paper? sometimes their minds work in fiendish ways) anyway, besides lil white pills all over, the few I manage to get inside my internal combustion machine don't do squat, nada, zilch, zippo, zed, cypher. I am glad that someone does have a kind word for them, give me an address and when I sweep the kitchen floor you're welcome to another bottle's worth or two. regards, Rat in the desert (paint it pigskin this weekend, the StuporBowl is just winding down)