Turn the clock again - whose idea was this?

[visual description: painting of Ben Franklin at his desk reading a book.]

Actually, Ben Franklin originally came up with this idea. Of course they didn't have to change the time on computers, clocks in cars, digital clocks, radio clocks, Palm pilots, blackberries etc etc. All he had to worry about was a pocket watch.

THe idea wasn't implemented in the US until around the time of World War I. They should have known better by then.

I can't reach most of the clocks around here, so it's not 9:28 a.m. now - it's still 8:28 a.m. This is just not quad-friendly. And I'm not the only one who feels that way.

A writer in 1947 penned , "I don't really care how time is reckoned so long as there is some agreement about it, but I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind. I even object to the implication that I am wasting something valuable if I stay in bed after the sun has risen. As an admirer of moonlight I resent the bossy insistence of those who want to reduce my time for enjoying it. At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy and wise in spite of themselves." (Robertson Davies, The Diary of Samuel Marchbanks, 1947, XIX, Sunday.)

I'm not sure I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism at work. Although I wouldn't mind if one showed up to help.

I just don't think this is practical for a quad who has to hire people to change all the clocks.

And I'm glad my iBook is showing the right time.