No Cursing Necessary

Even though retirement has proven to be more of an adjustment than I ever considered it might be, there have been many bright spots as well. The latest? Daylight Savings Time has no power over me. 

For years, I railed against the return of morning darkness just when dawn was finally breaking before it was time to rise. And I was utterly unmoved by any kind of optimistic "turn toward the light" and "here's to longer days and warmer weather" rhetoric. 

But now? Although I wouldn't go so far as to say I approve of such an arbitrary disruption in everyone's schedule, it doesn't bother me quite as much. I guess I can put away the candles instead of cursing the light.

State of Mind

Perhaps I spoke too soon when I proclaimed a near truce in my decades-long battle with Daylight Savings Time...

(Actually its real name is Daylight Saving Time, or even more accurately, Daylight-saving Time; for a full discussion on this topic, click here.)

Anyhoo, even if I feel like my own personal transition to the abominable time change has been relatively painless this year, over the past couple of days there has been compelling evidence otherwise.

Exhibit 1: My own sister's comment on this very blog: I believe it is the karmic balance effect. It is killing me!

Exhibit 2: No fewer than 15 students have mentioned oversleeping or being verrrry tired in school in the last two days. Some kids can barely pick their heads up off the desks until third period!

Exhibit 3: From the mouths, or rather the keyboards, of children, here's what one of my students posted today:

Now, we have to get up an hour earlier, so I'm not 100% sure about school, and the teacher's state of mind. They're now probably not getting the right amount of sleep every night, what with staying up grading papers all night. 

He's right! What was I thinking? DST-- you still suck!