That's right, kiddos, it's Daylight Savings Time ... time to Spring forward in time in order to add another hour of daylight to everyone's day. Fun, fun, fun.Unless you live in Guam, Hawaii or most parts of Arizona (excluding Navaho land). We don't follow this antiquated system of energy conservation. Yep, you can't blame the farmers for this, though many do. Unlike the American school calendar (which, seriously, needs to be updated/changes in most places), Daylight Savings is not about agriculture. It was originally proposed by Benjamin Franklin, who figured that the French alone could save about $200 million in candle wax by adopting the concept.
Franklin + the French = trouble.
So why don't Guam, Hawaii or Arizona follow Daylight Savings time? The answer is quite simple: We choose not too. Daylight Savings isn't federal law. OK, it is — The Uniform Time Act of 1966. But, according to the law, states are allowed to opt out. It's just that almost all don't. Part of the reasoning of why Guam and Hawaii don't follow it is because we are much closer to the equator. Therefore, when Earth tilts and shifts in orbit, we aren't as affected by the shift in available daylight hours.
Which I love. Because I hate giving up an hour of sleep at any time, even if I know I will get it back in the fall.
What this means for me is that I get to "see" all of you an hour earlier. The time when I talk to most of those who read my blogs is your first of the morning time — my late night/early morning.
For example, the person I talk to on the West Coast the most, the beautiful and talented Chrissie usually gets up around 6 a.m. their time, midnight my time. Now, she'll still be getting up around 6 a.m. but for me, it'll be 11 p.m. Which means, for me, she'll be leaving an hour earlier for work, which means I can go to sleep an hour earlier ... theoretically. But the odds are I'll stick to my going to sleep time of somewhere between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Heh.
So, why does the topic of Daylight Savings even come up on my blog, which is usually filled with so much other critical, important and deep informational postings? I thought you'd never ask! Well, in fact I'm pretty sure you wouldn't ask (why would you? LOL), so of course I'm going to share.It's because I'm a born gloater. A guy who likes to not only watch others suffer, but to lord it over them after informing them of the thing or things that makes them suffer. LOL
So, here goes ... oh, and you have to picture me saying this in a sing-song voice: You have to wake up an hour earlier on Sunday and I don't! Na-na-na, na-na-na!!
LOL
A sad and trite and petty man I am ... I know ... but still ... heh.
Random Guam Fact Of The Day:
• You lose an hour of sleep on Sunday and I don't! LOL ... sorry, that's the rubbing-it-in part of the gloating. ;)
24 comments:
awww ... well you know it's that sweet mouth of yours that keeps me coming back ... LOL
ugh, i HATE springing forward.
you wouldn't think one hour would make much difference, but it really does.
you lucky duck.
go to bed!
terry: you can't make me! I'm staying up!!
and ha-ha once again ... sunday might be OK ... but Monday is gonna suck more ass than normal ... heh
The only redeeming quality of it all is that I'll get out of work with some fucking daylight left for a change.
hubris: hey ... whatever you gotta tell yourself to get by, buddy ... LOL
You bastard.
Love you!
I've seen the penguin picture before, but it's still hugely funny :)
As for daylight saving, we've been on BST (British Summer Time) for almost a week. Some people over here want us to go to GMT+1 in the winter (we use GMT) at the moment and GMT+2 in the summer, which would take us to CET (Central European Time),
Personally I couldn't give a stuff. I don't have enough hours in the day anyway.
dzer, i hope you have a SLEEPLESS NIGHT ON SUNDAY!!
kisses...
I hate the thought of losing an hour of sleep, but I guess there's not a lot I can do about it... short of moving to some place that doesn't switch.. And I don't wanna. Soooo, I guess I'll just have to wait for fall and catch up then! lol But maybe I'll finally be able to catch you on line now!
Can I nanny nanny boo boo with you? I'm the type that likes to tease and then run and hide...(:
Gawd you are so annoying sometimes.
::kisses::
You know, I might have to get a bit vituperative with you about all this daylight savings time stuff! Especially since I didn't look at it this way before, but that means I get precisely one less hour with cute bald guy this weekend! Booooo!
AAG: love me, hate me, do both ... LOL
alex: don't even get me started on you brits and the rest of those europeans! LOL
grainne: hmm ... I don't think I will be able to give up quality sleep time for anyone ;)
terry: If I do ... it will be because of poker and strippers ... heh ... have fun waking up early! :P
snow white: you could become a conscientious objector and refuse to conform to The Man's time politics! LOL
oh so wonderful: join on in, malle' ... LOL
signgurl: thanks hon ... but still loveable, right? LOL
jmai: you poor thing ... wait ... am I supposed to be hanging with you this weekend? or is there another cute bald guy? well, technically I'm a shaven-headed guy ... so ... have fun! LOL
I think children should be in school 12 months a year, 7 days a week
Lol. There is, in fact, another cute bald guy! Although I'll accept that you're the cutest bald guy in Guam...
He's actually shaven-headed too. That just takes too long to say. Waste of syllables! -s-
The best part of Daylight Saving Time? My bedroom window faces due east which means the damn sun wakes me up at 6am. Now it'll wake me up at 7am.
I know, I know, I could buy better shades, but that would be like... work. Ew.
Yeah, but you live way out there in wittle bitty Guam dude!! Wearing grass skirts and living in huts and stuff, at least we have indoor plumbing. :)
madame x: amen, sister!! LOL those little rabble rousers need to be contained! ;)
jmai: thanks! as for the shortcut ... did you ever see the Seinfeld episode where Elaine was dating a guy who shaved his head and was OK with it ... until he tried to grow it back and found out he was balding? LOL
sable: dude, that's SO not work ... that's protecting valuable sleep time! LOL Make it a priority!!
dear fartful roger: we make up for it with the topless women ... until the magical giant metal bird flies in and takes them all away! LOL
i hate the time change in both directions... it gets me all fucked up for going to bed in the fall too... and it is better now that i don't have an 8:30am class on sundays
still and all? you live on guam, that's reason enough to gloat.
i can get all the fast food you can't get. we're even :)
Thanks. A Lot. Now my roomate is crying over daylight savings time.
heh
sassinak: time changes suck ass both ways ... and what fast food are you getting that I'm not? I wanna know! Canadian? Quebecian? LOL
shay: hey ... any time I can make a roommate cry, I will do what I can ... heh
well i am going to choose not to participate either!
although now i might just stay up all night monitoring comments - some freak from brasil keeps using the 'f' word in comments. you know i have a pg13 ish rating!
4 am here DZ ... 9 there? is that math? i'm feelin' rather brainy smurf today! have a good one.
SO glad you posted about this, DZ, even if your only intention was to gloat.
Me, I don't really pay attention to a lot of shit and hadn't even realised I needed to set my clock ahead an hour tonight!
Doh!
Thank you, Kind Sir.
You rock!!
velma: you go girl!!
strumpet: that's me ... Mr. Public Service ;)
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