no, that is not the sound of my biological clock tick-tocking away. i just realized that NEXT sunday, march 14th is the day that daylight savings time begins this year. oy vey! didn't we just fall back? this is insanity. that extra hour does come in handy in the evening on the drive home or when you want to go for a bike ride, etc. but i need all the extra hours of zzz's i can get lately.
on top of this, i am feeling befuddled by the true origins of DST. the nasa website credits ben franklin originally, but i've also heard that this began more formally after WWI. yet another site credits LBJ with the DST act of '66 which created the enactment of DST through october. and of late, GW Bush extended that time until november. why does everyone want in on trying to control time? it's all just an illusion, anyway!
my husband has this theory that we should only spring forward a half an hour and consequently only fall back a half an hour in order to keep closer time with the sun. in some respects i agree. we have grown only too accustomed to living outside of realm of solar time. this leads to problems with overuse of energy (lights, etc.), more pollution, and populations of people who are out of synch with their bodies and natural time. i'm beginning to think that it's perhaps high time to do away with DST all together.
thoughts? opinions? suggestions?
