"Daylight Savings Account"...or, "May I Have Seconds?"
What's 60 minutes, give or take,
If both my eyes are closed,
To claim the loss of undreamed dreams
Who've never been supposed?
We pull and stretch the skin of time
Despite the shouts and moans.
Illusion masks our impotence;
We've altered not the bones.
If minutes must be gathered and
Flung forward in a bunch,
Then do it while I'm fast asleep
Instead of having lunch.
I appreciate your frustration! I have no opposition to standard or savings time, but just leave it alone at one or the other!
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It's more of an annoyance than frustration, really. But it does seem a bit nonsensical.
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You can't beat 'em, Pinhole. Just join the madness. I try to always have a clock on daylight and another on standard, one on eastern, one on central, one pacific and two on mountain. My truck is on GMT, mostly because I don't know how to change it, and my wristwatch is on Zulu 24 hour just in case anyone asks. Not everything's covered, but who would know?
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I'm beginning to think they just pull the switch to see if we keep going along with it. Sounds like you're covered alright.
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I am so glad to find your website and as far a daylight savings time, I just wish they'd leave the time alone. It probably slows down the productivity of the whole nation for about a week or more! Have a great day! Cousin, Debbie
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Thanks, Debbie.
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This is good stuff indeed. May we have seconds on this funny verse. Reminds me very much of Ogden Nash.
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If I were as talented as Nash I'd be making a living doing this stuff. But, thanks.
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