how much daylight did you save?!

The confusion was moved a few weeks early this year. Some senator or something decided to do his part for the health of the Earth by springing forward a couple weeks early, because changing people's clocks about the only environmental measure without a lobby out there opposing it. It's all fine and good I suppose, except when people start talking seriously about "increasing the hours of daylight". Now if the senate managed to do that, I'd be impressed (though I imagine the folks in China or Australia or wherever might not be so pleased) but, as it is, all they're doing is penalizing those of us who get up at a reasonable hour. We need to turn on lights in the morning too, senator! Ben Franklin would say that it's just another sign of this once-fine country's long decline.

On the other hand, it's nice that it's light out at dinner time!