Daylight Saving Time, You’re the Worst

Daylight Saving. When our Smartphones and computer clocks auto-change, and we leave our oven ticker until November. It's an archaic, out-dated, over-stayed-its-welcome system. What does it accomplish? Anyone? Because I'm hearing crickets. The entire idea of Daylight Saving is pointless. We may as well call it "modified, pointless" time. People don't start their jobs an …

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Daylight Saving Time – Why, Why, Why

Yes, again. Daylight Saving Time. When they steal an hour of our sleep. But do we know who "they" are? These magical "theys" who come around twice a year, proclaiming springing forward and falling back is the right thing to do? Changing clocks? Stealing our precious pillow time? Messing with peoples' regular routines? I say we …

Another Year – And Still We Have Daylight Saving Time

Here were go again. Heading off to bed, without knowing what time zone we'll wake-up in. Because it's Daylight Saving Time. Even though we're not saving anything. We lose an hour of sleep. Or are we gaining? I have no clue. I just know twice a year I push or spin the dial on my …

Welcome to Canada – Springing ahead since 1916

Here we are. Daylight Saving. Where everyone – minus Saskatchewan and other parts of Canada and the modern world – will turn their clocks ahead one hour for some archaic reason. The idea of Daylight Saving came about in 1895. And the idea was first implemented on April 30, 1916. Winnipeg, Manitoba jumped on board …