Day 68 -- losing time

Today marks the day with 23 hours, an odd event experienced in most places in the Spring. Being from Saskatchewan, I spent most of my life not changing time fall and spring and still managed to work with people from across the world (in days when internet wasn't here, too). While this may have been a necessary thing to do decades ago, it makes little sense to do this regularly. We do change later in the fall and earlier in the spring now supposedly to change energy consumption during the colder seasons.

Yet, much research supports the negative health effects of this time change practice. The Monday after the change is known to be a day filled with sleep-deprived people having more accidents -- whether with vehicles, assembly lines, or data entry. These can have major impacts on the lives of those involved. Several studies have highlighted an increased negative health impact  that stretches into 10-14 days after the change. That equates to 2-4 weeks each year. I can attest to the crankiness of people in the workplace and the service industry around time change. Everyone looks so tired. Adapting to the single hour difference takes a longer time than we'd all care to admit.

This year, I teach in the A block which holds its first class each week at 8:15 on Monday mornings. I'm not sure how the students will feel tomorrow, but I know my brain will still insist that it is just after 7 AM. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don't function well until closer to noon, so tomorrow is sure to be interesting.

The musical selection for today deals with the concept of time. It is sung by a Winnipeg born singer-songwriter and the backup musicians are an amazing group of talented folks. Enjoy!

No Time -- Burton Cummings ft. Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh and Todd Rundgren (among others <smile>)