Time change again?

It’s a real throwback this morning. I am up and at work during that Sunday morning as clocks get set back an hour at 2 am, for the change from Daylight Savings Time, back to Standard Time.

Having worked my fair share of overnights through the years of my professional career, the spring forward and fall back is something I have been through many times. This fall morning, i get to work an extra hour as everyone is asleep. It’s a nice bit of change added onto the paycheck. Change the time on clock here and there, too.

Daylight Savings Time in the US goes back to 1918 and the end of World War I. It saw a brief extension during the Arab Oil Embargo of the 1970’s. I remember a high school protest over that, short-lived as it was. Rationale has been that the shifting of clocks allows folks to be up and out while the sun shines. I don’t know if it works on not, but it is one of the goofy things we put ourselves through, losing an hour of sleep in the spring and gaining it back in the fall.

My two cats don’t see it that way. We get a few weeks of adjustments as food dishes still need to be filled, no matter what clock you follow.

Speaking of time, I hope that you all get time to vote in the upcoming election. Too many men and women gave their lives to waste the opportunity for us to participate in our government. Based on the early voting numbers, it seems that more folks are doing so and that is indeed a good thing, no matter who or what you vote for.

Pardon me while I get some coffee going…