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And so it goes -- sometimes So it goes -- the lament that permeates Kurt Vonnegut’s classic Slaughterhouse-Five, addresses the notion that certain events are beyond our control. It honors fatalism, resignation, and the inevitability of death (among other things), and the consequent acceptance of our fate.


Just as Vonnegut tried to educate his readers to a greater understanding of the human condition, And So It Goes, the blog, tries to educate readers to a greater understand of the culture that, inevitably and unconsciously, molds us.


We do that by looking at cultures that are different than our own. And we pay special attention to the parts of those cultures that trouble us, that make us gasp, that make us turn away.


Here on my blog, we take the time to take a closer look, to chew on what we’ve been swallowing whole. Adopting the existential notion that we create our own reality, we understand that that reality is also molded by our environment and perpetuated by our culture.


And so it goes.

Daylight Savings Time Redux — Again

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DST: Sunday, March 13, 2016 2:00 am to Sunday, November 6, 2016

 

You have a choice today.  You can read my post on DST from 2015 (which is a rehash of my 2014 DST post) by clicking on the link above

OR,

You can listen to this John Oliver YouTube video on Daylight Saving Time, which covers pretty much the same information, namely:

DST is bad for our health

DST was never supported by farmers

(Pssst, you could do both.)

If you’d like to sign the petition to do away with  Daylight Saving Time, you can do that  here.

 

Now, I’m turning over and going back to sleep while I can.

 

How about you? What upsides do you see in having the time change? 

 

See you  next week when we’ll be celebrating Mr. Rogers’ birthday.

 

 

 

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5 thoughts on “Daylight Savings Time Redux — Again”

  1. Merril SmithMerril Smith

    I dislike time changes both to DST and then back to standard. It takes me so long to adjust.

    • Janet GivensJanet Givens

      I’m bi-annually amazed that DSL continues to prevail. I believe in my 2014 DSL post I identified the charcoal briquette lobby (and oil) as the main supporters of the status quo here. Maybe it’s like the weather: we all just like to complain about it, and know we can do nothing about it.

      See you soon.

  2. Marian BeamanMarian Beaman

    I am providing a link to this post when I publish mine next week about DST and sleep deprivation. Today it’s all about the Irish.

    Redux is fine here – so timely!

    • Janet GivensJanet Givens

      Hey Marian, Would that be called reredux then?
      I’m eager to read your blog. Thanks for the link.

      Janet

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