Well, we're at the end of our Daylight Saving Time and will be switching back to "Standard" time on Sunday. Personally, I think it's now officially backward to have only 4 months of "Standard" time while the majority of the year we follow DST.

Obviously it's time to rename our times. From March to November should now be Standard Time based on volume. November to March should now be something else. But what? We're not saving any daylight these months so obviously we're losing time. Daylight Losing Time, or possibly Daylight Wasting Time should be the new terminology.

I've been bottling up my extra daylight using Fresnel lenses to concentrate it into prismatic bottles. This has been effective even on cloudy days, although not so efficient. By my estimates I have sufficient daylight stored to last throughout the winter.

I know the idea behind the most recent changes to DST is to reduce energy consumption by making the "work day" to fall within actual daylight. I really can't imagine how this saves money since most people work and play 20 hours a day anyway.

We live in a 24/7 world and society. As I type at 11 o'clock at night I'm also at work (installing DST software upgrades no less). The new rules aren't saving me any extra daylight. Actually, I rarely see daylight, but that's another story.

 

Aren't we at the point now where we can say good-bye to the idea of changing our clocks? I propose we all next spring, or some other designated time, change our clock one half hour and then leave them alone forever!

Wouldn't that be a novel concept?

Think about how you'd never worry about being late - or early - for Sunday services again! 9 o'clock would always be 9 o'clock! Calling folks across the country would be easier, too, since we wouldn't have to remember if they are 3 hours or 4 hours behind this month.

 

Meanwhile, I'll be living off my bottled sunshine.