For some parents all it takes is a cuddle or a short story to send their little darlings into dreamland. Not me. I have to play video games to get the kids to go down. Poor me.

I can tell you exactly when it all started—two years ago, on a December night, at the behest of an online pal who was surprised that I'd never stayed up all night before. That was the night that I ruined whatever semblance of a normal sleeping schedule I had before, instead adopting something that includes a number…

Some day, if you get rich enough, this can be yours - a hi-tech luxury bed that combines a giant pull-down hi-def screen with built in gaming consoles and lots of other amenities.