Today we Americans went on Daylight Savings Time. Again. At 2AM last night the official time in NYC suddenly became 3AM. Computers and connected "devices" instantly made the correction. But a hell of a lot of clocks and watches had to be manually reset.
But mostly what this means is that we all lost an hour of sleep last night.
Accordingly, my internal body clock--not to mention my "13 Clocks" (The title of a children's play, FYI.)--became discombobulated. And I noticed this morning that others were affected as well.
The waiters at my diner where I have breakfast every Saturday/Sunday morning just couldn't get their act together. One waiter even accidentally bumped into another waiter--resulting in a huge, go-get-the-mop, mess on the floor.
Even my dogs are confused today.
I think it is time to get rid of Daylight Savings Time (DST). Like our Electoral College, the War on Drugs, and pennies, DST is so yesterday. We don't need it anymore.
I hated DST when I was a child and was forced to go to bed when the sun was still shining, and I still hate it now.
I have some advice for farmers--and their Washington DC lobbyists. If you need an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day to get your friggin' work done, just get up an hour earlier like the rest of us.
But mostly what this means is that we all lost an hour of sleep last night.
Accordingly, my internal body clock--not to mention my "13 Clocks" (The title of a children's play, FYI.)--became discombobulated. And I noticed this morning that others were affected as well.
The waiters at my diner where I have breakfast every Saturday/Sunday morning just couldn't get their act together. One waiter even accidentally bumped into another waiter--resulting in a huge, go-get-the-mop, mess on the floor.
Even my dogs are confused today.
I think it is time to get rid of Daylight Savings Time (DST). Like our Electoral College, the War on Drugs, and pennies, DST is so yesterday. We don't need it anymore.
I hated DST when I was a child and was forced to go to bed when the sun was still shining, and I still hate it now.
I have some advice for farmers--and their Washington DC lobbyists. If you need an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day to get your friggin' work done, just get up an hour earlier like the rest of us.
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