The dark days have begun. We switched the clocks last night. Sunset had already been earlier than 6pm before the change. Now the sun disappears around a quarter to five -- with nearly two months remaining before the solstice. I see the extra hour of sleep I got last night as a poor bribe, or perhaps a consolation prize, for losing that extra daylight hour each evening of the next five months. During the dark months,
cheshcat and I travel a lot less -- at least for the purpose of exploring England -- and I turn my focus inwards towards tasks that can be done at home. There are several projects that I have been putting off until the winter weekends, as my weeknights are often full and summer weekends are meant for venturing out to new adventures.
A second consolation prize is that, for the next week, I am closer to my friends in the States. Until the Yanks change their clocks next weekend, I am only four hours ahead of the East Coast, five hours ahead of Chicago, and seven hours ahead of the Kiddo, who now lives in California. Of course, my Arizona comrades do not change their clocks, so I am one hour closer to them for the entirety of the dark times. If anyone wants a phone call in the next week, do let me know... it will be easier to ring you when I don't have to stay up quite as late.
Now then, does anyone else find themselves irked by the fact that, in the Spring we change at 2am (skipping forward to 3am) and in the Fall we also change at 2am (falling back to 1am)? As a result of this, a typical[*] year contains the 1am - 2am hour 366 times, but contains the 2am - 3am hour only 364 times. That just strikes me as wrong...
[*] i.e., not a leap year.
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A second consolation prize is that, for the next week, I am closer to my friends in the States. Until the Yanks change their clocks next weekend, I am only four hours ahead of the East Coast, five hours ahead of Chicago, and seven hours ahead of the Kiddo, who now lives in California. Of course, my Arizona comrades do not change their clocks, so I am one hour closer to them for the entirety of the dark times. If anyone wants a phone call in the next week, do let me know... it will be easier to ring you when I don't have to stay up quite as late.
Now then, does anyone else find themselves irked by the fact that, in the Spring we change at 2am (skipping forward to 3am) and in the Fall we also change at 2am (falling back to 1am)? As a result of this, a typical[*] year contains the 1am - 2am hour 366 times, but contains the 2am - 3am hour only 364 times. That just strikes me as wrong...
[*] i.e., not a leap year.