19 Hours a Day, and He'd Argue For More
Biscuit considers sleep a full-time career and treats the remaining five hours of his day as an unfortunate scheduling error that management has, so far, refused to correct. He has filed no formal grievance about this, mostly because filing a grievance would require staying awake long enough to write one.
His snoring has been independently verified by multiple visitors from the driveway, which is roughly forty feet from where he sleeps, indoors, with the windows closed. Scientists have not been consulted. Scientists have, frankly, not been invited.
Biscuit does not sleep in one spot. He sleeps in every spot, sequentially, as part of what the family has come to call his "nap tour" — a rotating circuit of sunbeams, dog beds, human beds, and, on one memorable occasion, an open dishwasher rack that he insisted was "structurally supportive."
When awake, which happens mostly by accident, Biscuit is warm, easygoing, and immediately looking for the nearest horizontal surface. He holds no grudges, mostly because holding a grudge requires energy he has already allocated elsewhere.
Known Offenses
- Sleeping through his own birthday party, twiceNo apology offered
- Snoring loud enough to set off a neighbor's car alarm (disputed, unconfirmed, plausible)Under review
- Occupying the dishwasher's lower rack for forty-five minutes, claiming it was "ergonomic"Appliance decommissioned for the day
- Failing to wake up for the smoke alarm test, twice in one weekDeeply concerning, deeply on-brand
A Day in the Life
| 12:00 AM – 7:00 AM | Sleep, phase one |
| 7:00 AM | Wakes briefly, evaluates the situation, disapproves |
| 7:15 AM | Sleep, phase two |
| Noon | Eats lunch standing up so as not to lose momentum toward the couch |
| 12:20 PM – 5:45 PM | Nap tour: sunbeam, dog bed, human bed, repeat |
| 6:00 PM | Brief, confused period of consciousness |
| 7:00 PM | Sleep, phase three, the big one |
What the Rest of the Yard Says
"I heard him before I saw him. From the street."
— A neighbor, unprompted
"He's the calmest presence on this farm, and also the loudest."
— Peanut, Camp Sweetheart
- Has a documented "nap tour" of at least six preferred sleeping locations.
- Once slept through a thunderstorm, a doorbell, and his own name being called four times.
- Considers waking up early "9:00 AM" and late "9:03 AM."
More of Biscuit
Come Watch Biscuit Sleep
It's more entertaining than it sounds. Bring earplugs if you're staying long.
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