I have a terrible time the week after the spring switch of Daylight Saving Time. In principle, I don't suppose I'm opposed to the idea....especially in June when we have light in the sky until after 9 pm. It's just that I really think we've nudged the change-over date up too early in the year. In Minnesota, we treasure our signs of spring, especially when we know we could have snow anytime in the next few weeks. One of those signs is when the sun is up before us. But this week, we've gone from full sunshine at 7 am to barely seeing the dawn. The last time the sun rose at 7:30 am it was February 4.
I know that we're supposed to enjoy the sun more at the other end of the day, but when I see full sunshine at 6 pm, it just feels "inauthentic" to me, like my body knows it was supposed to have gone down about an hour ago and this is some kind of fake sun.
On second thought, maybe I am opposed to the idea. I don't mean to sound like one of those people who write letters to the editors on subjects that will never be taken seriously, but really, what if we did away with it all together?
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I'm with you, RL. When I worked full time, I often found myself in the office until 8, because I was oblivious to the time and it was still light. And since I'm trying to get an earlier start on my days these days, I hate getting up when it's still dark.
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