Ah, dinner tonight . . .
Fresh spaetzle, baked with chopped ham and grueyere.
The key lime cheesecake looks good. It has a little surprise: the graham cracker crust — spiked with a little tequila.
Tuesday, April 6th, 2004
Daily Archive
April 6, 2004
April 6, 2004
The idea of daylight saving time is to save energy and make the best use of light. Why sleep, when we can be making use of all of these hours of daylight?
Although Benjamin Franklin is credited with the creation of this concept, it is more properly credited to a London man, William Willett, who advanced the idea in the early 1900s.
He was supposedly inspired when riding (his horse) early in the morning, and noticing that everyone was asleep even though the sun had risen.
The idea was first adopted in 1916 in the United Kingdom and Germany. There was fierce opposition. Farmers said chickens didn’t adjust laying schedules so easily and were frustrated. But with extended evenings outdoors — the idea caught on. It was especially popular (and legislated), during World War II, where definite energy saving benefits could be recognized. For much of the war, Europe was on Double Summer Time — that is they were two hours ahead in summer.
While all this is very interesting . . . I’m still not adjusting well. I’m used to waking up at about six in the morning. Sometimes I sleep in, and get up at six-oh-five or so . . . .
But these last two days, I wake up at seven and feel I’ve missed half the morning. Oh, sure, I’ll gradually adjust, but who needs this jolt to the circadian rhythm?
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