Changing the Clocks Makes the Year Better

They’re at it again: “Standard time could become permanent in U.S. under new bill,” said The Hill a few days ago. Some would rejoice. All that effort twice a year! Turning back all the clocks until your hand cramps up halfway through, and you need a soothing unguent. The confusion! You mean the day we turn the clocks back, the day has 25 hours? It does the hour all over again, like it never happened? If I sin in that hour, must I confess later, or is it like shaking an Etch-a-Sketch?

On the other hand, they’re at it again: Daylight Saving Time could become permanent. A bill passed by the House would make DST permanent, which also eliminates fiddling with the clock, but makes mornings darker.

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They’re at it again: “Standard time could become permanent in U.S. under new bill,” said The Hill a few days ago. Some would rejoice. All that effort twice a year! Turning back all the clocks until your hand cramps up halfway through, and you need a soothing unguent. The confusion! You mean the day we turn the clocks back, the day has 25 hours? It does the hour all over again, like it never happened? If I sin in that hour, must I confess later, or is it like shaking an Etch-a-Sketch?

On the other hand, they’re at it again: Daylight Saving Time could become permanent. A bill passed by the House would make DST permanent, which also eliminates fiddling with the clock, but makes mornings darker.