# They said at the blood bank this might happen."
# "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to."
# "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper"
# "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
# "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people !"
# "I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance"
# "Actually doing a "Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan" (SLEEP) you learned at the last mandatory seminar your boss made you attend.
# "I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. Are you discriminatory towards people who practice Yoga?"
# "Darn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem."
# "The coffee machine is broke...."
# "Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot."
# "Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off!"
# "Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!"
# "Wasn't sleeping. Was trying to pick up contact lens without hands."
# "Amen"

very nice post al!