finally falling

Has the time change ever been as late as this? It's about time: it isn't pleasant having to get up more than an hour before sunrise. (And just think about those poor folks on the other end of the time zone! The sun didn't rise in Cleveland until 8:04 this morning!) I must confess, once again, that I don't really understand what the purpose of all this clock-changing is meant to be. A recent brief article in the Economist suggests Japan should jump-start its economy by adopting daylight savings time, but I confess the author's logic escapes me. No matter what we do with the clocks, there are still the same number of daylight hours, are there not? At least some of the comments are a bit more sensible.

Yes, I do have to complain about this every year—twice a year, in fact. I'd get rid of all the clocks in the house in protest against the thrall in which we're held by the man's time changes, except I enjoy the ticking.

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