The Madness of Time

This past weekend was our twice yearly episode of temporal self flagellation known as time change.

The one in the spring is the worst. 

1) We lose an hour.  

2) It takes all night to get dark.

Look, at 7 PM, it needs to be a decent purple shade of twilight and not broad frickin' daylight. 

Why do we do this to ourselves? 

We don't know! 

Some say it's to help farmers but fuck the farmers! 

It's supposed to help us save energy but really? As I write this on Tuesday evening a few minutes before 7 PM with the sun way up in the damn sky, I'm using a lap top at my kitchen table under a lamp while in the living room, the TV is watching Big Bang Theory by itself.

Here's what would be happening if it was dark outside: I'm using a lap top at my kitchen table under a lamp while in the living room, the TV is watching Big Bang Theory by itself.

So much for energy savings. 

OK, why is the TV watching Big Bang Theory by itself? I don't know.  The TV had a stressful day and didn't want to watch Law & Order by itself? 

By the way, time changes fuck with my brain and I don't need that because my brain fucks itself enough without the time changes. 

So maybe it's time for sanity to take hold and make us stop doing this shit to ourselves.

In a surprising swift and very bi-partisan action, the Senate passed legislation to stop time changes.

Of course they're getting it wrong! 

Called  “Sunshine Protection Act", this legislation would make daylight saving time permanent for the entire United States.

OK, I want time changes to stop but we need to stop it on the right side of the change. 

Stopping on the side of daylight saving time is the wrong goddam side! 

FUCK!

Sen, Marco Rubio co-sponsored the bill, citing increased heart attacks and car accidents during standard time people enjoying more sunlight at the end of the day for things like sports.

Fuck sports! 

And there might be more heart attacks and car accidents during standard time people because it's fucking cold outside and not because it gets dark at night. 

And in case I was too vague before: 

Fuck sports! 

This is not a done deal yet. The measure needs to go to the House of Representatives and then if they pass it, it would go to President Biden's desk to be signed to become a done deal. 

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said this in support of this bill:  “The clock is ticking to get the job done so we never have to switch our clocks again. So I urge my colleagues in the House to act as swiftly as the Senate. Let’s get this bill on President Biden’s desk and deliver more sunshine to Americans across the country.”

But I don't want more sunshine! 

And guess what! If it's daylight saving time all the time, some points of the year will see darkness extending in the morning to us late as 9 AM. 

Yes, we need to stop fucking with clocks! The madness needs to stop! 

But don't stop the changes when it takes all night to get dark!