I asked my doctor about a sleeping pill for traveling when I started this job traveling intīl. He gave me a prescription for Ambien (which my father had used and liked) but suggested first that I try Melatonin. $2.99 at K°mart. It seemed to work the one time I took it--I have problems remembering it.

My solution is to stay outdoors as much as possible upon arrival--light lunch and dinner, donīt get into bed until after 8 am and sleep late the next AM.

Also kudos to United for the noise-cancelling headsets--they are so good they might just sell me on buying a pair at the Sony store in Chicago--does anyone know if they are the same?