On the Great Misnomer of It All
March 19, 2009
To be fair, I’ve given it a good solid week and a half; and, I have to tell you, I am not liking this whole “springing ahead” business. There is distinctly no “springing” going on for me. In fact, I am more tired, less “springy” if you will, than I was before. I know some of you will want to interrupt at this point and say the springing part is happening outside, and yes, fine, but that was happening anyway and changing the time does not change the process of spring. Others will no doubt want to object that “springing ahead,” like “falling back,” is merely a mnemonic device designed to help us remember which way to turn our clocks. I will grant you that is true – I did know, without reservation, that I was moving my clock ahead one hour. But yet, still, these euphemisms are not necessary. Surely there is another way to remind us which way to turn our clocks without also implying at the same time that life ought to be more “sprightly” or “lazy” based on the season.
Or, and here’s a crazy idea, DON’T MESS WITH TIME. Seriously. Time is an imaginary construct, we invented, we abide by it. With all this freedom in determining how time works why on earth did some one develop a system that required changing time. And don’t come back at me with this whole energy saving business because clearly that’s a load of hogwash. Obviously the world is out to mess with me; and I don’t like it one bit.
I do know that some of you crazies like it because it gives you more light in the evenings. So, for those of you living the dark corners of the country, fine, good for you. But for those of us living places where it is plenty light in the evening already why are you taking away the morning light? Do you have any idea how much harder it is to get up in the dark? Do you realize that you have effectively pushed my wake up time back from 7:30-8 to 8:30-9? That’s a whole hour. Jerks. I do not have an hour to lose at this point in the semester. GIVE ME MY HOUR BACK!!
Not that I’m bitter or obsessed about this.
Posted in uncategorized by Sarah
Karen said:
March 20th, 2009 at 4:00 am
I do understand your point of view. However, since I live in one of the “dark corners of the country” I am willing to put up with the week or so of adjustment to the time change. I do, however, get up in the dark (but that’s often true in the winter as well.) There’s snow on our pretty yellow flowers this morning. I’ll take anything (especially extra light) to remind me that spring (which officially starts in less than an hour) will truly come to Rochester. Thanks for the humor, though. Started my day with a laugh!
Betsy Turner said:
March 24th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Perhaps this is mostly telling of his personality, but my husband often confuses it and thinks the saying is “fall forward, spring back” instead of “spring forward, fall back.” It’s a half-full/half-empty thing.
I’m with you on waking up in the dark though – it is definitely no fun!