Spring Forward on March 14th

Spring forward 1 hour to 3:00am.

Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. Modern DST was first proposed in 1895 by George Vernon Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist. Many countries have used it since then; details vary by location and change occasionally.

The practice is controversial. Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but causes problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Traffic fatalities are reduced when there is extra afternoon daylight; its effect on health and crime is less clear. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited and often contradictory.

DST’s occasional clock shifts present other challenges. They complicate timekeeping, and can disrupt meetings, travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Often, software can adjust computer clocks automatically, but this can be limited and error-prone, particularly when DST rules change.

Have you ever noticed the characteristics of your pet, especially when they sense that you are going out of town.  They follow you everywhere and give you those sad looking eyes. They lay in their bed and watch you pack, with those sad looking eyes.  What about when there is a change of routine.  “Kitty” was so used to his owner on certain days where they would spend time together watching TV.  Then all of a sudden, no owner, no TV, no spending time together.  “Kitty” told his owner off by ignoring her, no sleeping in her bed, no greeting at the door!  This shows you that pets do have feelings too!