{"id":1246,"date":"2011-03-13T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T22:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streamdoubletrouble.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2014-03-07T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T19:58:05","slug":"down-with-daylight-saving-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/down-with-daylight-saving-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Down with Daylight Saving Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Crazy_clock\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a new millennium. Our culture should grow and adapt as time passes. Today is Daylight Saving. We \u201csprung forward\u201d at 2 a.m. – or rather, we simply skipped over that hour and went from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. I know, it\u2019s dumb.<\/p>\n

I am anti-Daylight Saving. Now, before the cantankerous caterwauling at me begins, it is not specifically Daylight Savings I am against. I hold firm the belief that our country should do away with the time change altogether. I propose we pick a time and stick with it. In the spirit of compromise, perhaps we can spring forward only a half hour this year. And then never change it again.<\/p>\n

You know who else thinks constantly changing our clocks is dumb? Babies. And dogs. And Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Our government is slowly coming around to this realizations, but they seem to be taking the approach of closing their eyes and sticking their fingers in their ears. \u201cLALALALALA – I can\u2019t hear you\u2026\u201d When I was a kid, DST was six months on and six months off. Several years ago, the powers that be decided it would be a better idea to push Standard time to a wimpy four months. (Explain to me why standard is less than non-standard\u2026) Apparently, we\u2019re trying to save energy because there\u2019s less need for someone to hit the light switch if the evening stays light later.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s assume that is true (despite studies showing a big fat donut in the significant results column). Wouldn\u2019t we want to save this energy all year long?<\/p>\n

The California Energy Commission<\/a> has more information on this whole pointless exercise in futility. I\u2019m not pretending to be even remotely open-minded about my stance on the issue – not that I\u2019ve found an actual argument in favor, but apparently popular opinion didn\u2019t like it back in 1918. I have no idea why. So I am interested in hearing opposing debates.<\/p>\n

Because while commissions and committees are debating energy merits for a custom with no solid background, my son is sitting (not lying) in his crib playing with his mobile. \u201cI don\u2019t WANT to nap now!\u201d Which is going to make this first full Daylight Saving Time evening even more entertaining since he didn\u2019t WANT to sleep this morning either.<\/p>\n

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