Friday, March 31, 2006
The Poster Child for Ending DST...
I live in the western part of the Eastern Time Zone, which means that I will "Spring Ahead" and lose an hour of sleep this Sunday. It also means that I will be just a little more dopey than usual...for about a week.
How about you?
You'd think that at my advanced age, the beginning of Daylight Saving Time every spring would cease to phase and confuse me. Especially considering how all my computer clocks automatically change the time for me... and remind me that we've sprung forward.
Computer automation should make the time change a snap.
So why do I persist in having a poor sense of "inner timing" the week immediately following a time change? Am I the only one? For me, it's worse than jet lag. And I don't know why.
I find myself wanting that coffee a little more desperately in the morning. I've been known to show up early (or late, depending on the time of year) to standing appointments, meetings, and presentations. And marvel that in the middle of summer, it's light outside until after 10pm.
Is that really necessary? Are we really saving energy?
And do we really need to go through this twice a year? My body votes "no".
In the mean time, does anybody have any tips for me to accept the time change a little more gracefully than I have in the past? ¶ 3/31/2006 01:08:00 PM
I live in the western part of the Eastern Time Zone, which means that I will "Spring Ahead" and lose an hour of sleep this Sunday. It also means that I will be just a little more dopey than usual...for about a week.
How about you?
You'd think that at my advanced age, the beginning of Daylight Saving Time every spring would cease to phase and confuse me. Especially considering how all my computer clocks automatically change the time for me... and remind me that we've sprung forward.
Computer automation should make the time change a snap.
So why do I persist in having a poor sense of "inner timing" the week immediately following a time change? Am I the only one? For me, it's worse than jet lag. And I don't know why.
I find myself wanting that coffee a little more desperately in the morning. I've been known to show up early (or late, depending on the time of year) to standing appointments, meetings, and presentations. And marvel that in the middle of summer, it's light outside until after 10pm.
Is that really necessary? Are we really saving energy?
And do we really need to go through this twice a year? My body votes "no".
In the mean time, does anybody have any tips for me to accept the time change a little more gracefully than I have in the past? ¶ 3/31/2006 01:08:00 PM
