This afternoon, I went for a walk to enjoy the sun and pick up some milk. While at the store, I found other things on sale that would be too bulky to carry with the milk and tissues. This meant a second trip back to get the other items. The walks were wonderful.
Tonight a time change will sneak up on us while we sleep. It will make tomorrow a 25 hour day. Media talking heads keep telling us we'll gain an extra hour of sleep. Unlikely, in my experience as people will wake when the clock indicates an hour earlier than usual. I posit that we lose rest with both time changes. Physiological changes in adjusting to that single hour change are similar to jet lag -- like flying west a time zone in the fall. Overcoming a single hour is easier than 7 or 8, but it still takes time and causes stress until adjusted.
At the two times yearly that we change time, I really miss my home province where no time change occurs. Regulators in several provinces and territories have been discussing the concept of no longer participating in this arcane practice. It helped 100 years ago when farming was done by manual labour and sunlight was needed to complete work during the growing months. For a brief moment, there will be more light earlier in the day, but we can't escape the fact that there will be fewer daylight hours in each day regardless of how clocks are set. Being at work in mid-afternoon and seeing full dark out the window can be disconcerting and mentally disturbing. It can be disorienting until people acclimate. Family members lived in the far north for a while where the sun sets for 20-30 minutes very late in the evening and rises for a similarly short time in the morning. The lack of light-dark rhythms would make me weirder than usual. I'd need the light therapy used for SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Even further south, many people benefit from this during the darker winter months.
Several songs came to mind for the blog today. I decided on one to share -- unmistakable opening guitar riff. I hope it works for you. Keep safe. Enjoy!
25 or 6 to 4 -- Chicago
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