Even though I’m writing this well ahead of time I already know that come 5pm Monday afternoon I’m going to be thinking “I need a nap”.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Glad you asked!<\/p>\n
#1 I love napping.\u00a0 My weekends are not complete without some nap time included in them.\u00a0 Alas, since I have not yet won the lottery I am forced to only nap on the weekends for now.\u00a0 This tends me make me a bit grouchy on Monday afternoons any week, today will be twice as bad. Why?\u00a0 Because……..<\/p>\n
#2 Daylight saving time.\u00a0 An outdated concept that needs to go away.\u00a0 While it made some sense back when Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea, it no longer does.\u00a0 We have electricity in our homes and workplaces and headlights on our tractors- we are now fully capable of doing virtually any job after night fall.\u00a0 \u00a0The other supposed big gain- cost savings- isn’t there either. Multiple studies have shown the energy savings to be insignificant.\u00a0 That didn’t stop Congress from lengthening DST a few years ago, but since when do facts have any influence on Congress?<\/p>\n
And if that’s not bad enough, there is significant evidence to suggest daylight savings time is actually harmful!\u00a0 There are more heart attacks the day after we set out clocks ahead (hope none of you reading this are affected) and more car accidents the day after we turn them back.<\/p>\n
If you like more light at night- which, quite frankly I don’t- that’s all well and good (I prefer light in the AM to help me wake up in the morning).\u00a0 But just admit it.\u00a0 Don’t pretend there is anything else useful or beneficial about the entire silly thing.<\/p>\n
#3 Today is Napping Day!\u00a0 This day is always marked the day after DST starts for obvious reasons.\u00a0 Alas, my need for gainful employment will prohibit me from celebrating today, but I assure you I celebrated early and napped on Sunday.\u00a0 And my apologies to my coworkers who have been forced to deal with me all day.<\/p>\n
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