When VT*Grand woke me, I should have looked at my alarm clock first. I looked at my iPhone, which auto-changed device read 6:20. Egads. What warped mind thought up changing the clocks twice a year? Oh, right, this was for the war effort during WWI. The war isn't over yet...?
Guess it isn't. [grin] But apparently there are some weird people who like to go to work early so they will have three or four hours for outdoor daylight activities after work.
Of course, they still doesn't explain why we can't just stay on "early time" year-round.
LOL Well, at least we're not alone. The Brits still do it too. I remember in a book I heard read on the BBC - yes, when I lived there some thirty years ago there were several reading programs on the radio and one on the tellie - the protagonist made an appointment with a monster to meet at Midnight. The monster didn't come and didn't come. The protagonist waited (After all, what else was there to do at that time of night?) The monster finally turned up at 1:00, at which the protagonist remarked that it must not have known about Summer Time, the British version of Daylight Savings Time. Really, though, other than confusing monsters, I really don't see what purpose it serves, or did even during the War. And I *really* hate the fall back!
I really don't get why we call it Daylight Savings Time in the Summer. No one needs to save daylight when the days are at their longest of the year. It would make more sense to call It Daylight Savings Time in the Winter. I think the Brits have it right calling it Summer Time. But I agree with Susan Baker in the book Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery. It isn't natural for the government to mess with our clocks! "I prefer God's time!" To me, that would entail tossing out all the clocks and getting used to the daily rhythm based on the rising and setting of the sun. Hypocrite that I am, I use electric lights and stay up late. Ha!
Excerpt from a book review...sound familiar? --Alan ====================
C. L. Moore’s Doomsday Morning (1957) — she’s best known for her revolutionary 1930s works including “Shambleau” (1934) and the “Jirel of Joiry” sequence — is perhaps her most ruminative and traditional SF novel (she tended to write more fantastical SF and fantasy). Unfortunately, she quit writing around the time of the death of her husband and frequent collaborator Henry Kuttner (they often published under the pseudonym Lewis Padgett). And her second husband forbid her to write altogether…
Moore creates a finely wrought dystopic vision where an oppressive future government utilizes communication networks to spread its tentacles across the United States. Against this backdrop intriguing characters come to life. Her descriptions of the political backdrop remain minimalistic which is surprising for SF of the 50s which often resorts to lengthy descriptive lectures. Instead, the true extent of the government’s influence on everyone’s lives is only slowly uncovered via our main character’s experiences. The first person narrative is perfectly deployed to slowly immerse us in the world. Doomsday Morning is not populated by your normal heroes, and Moore is careful to point out that not all rebels are heroic.
We went to see the movie "Captain Phillips" tonight. As we live about 4 miles from his house, we felt the tension while he was held hostage by Somali Pirates in April of 2009, and were eating Easter Dinner together when our son's cell phone went off with a news alert telling us that Richard Phillips had been rescued. Having read Phillips' book, I have to say I was disappointed in the movie. The book includes backstory and alternates between Captain Phillips' situation and that of his family here in Vermont. The movie stays with the Captain and the only time we see his wife Andrea is at the start of the movie. That felt so strange since we were mainly aware of the Vermont end of things during the actual event. But the movie was well acted, I'll say that. If you haven't read the book and go to see the movie, do yourself a favour and read the book too.
Mah*Sweetie says the scariest part of the nail-biter film is that the alleged scenes of Vermont show our Interstate as four lanes each side, with billboards. (It's two per side and no billboards whatsoever.) While driving from "Underhill" to the airport in South Burlington, they allegedly drive past the "Waterbury/Montpelier" exit (which is actually two different exits, a good half hour in the wrong direction). And it was a bit of a shock to see that I-89 now has 30+ exits. LOL! In reality, Exit 1 is near Hanover NH and Exit 22 is just before the Canadian border! Ah, Hollywood.
Dean is First any old time!
ReplyDeleteWhen VT*Grand woke me, I should have looked at my alarm clock first. I looked at my iPhone, which auto-changed device read 6:20. Egads. What warped mind thought up changing the clocks twice a year? Oh, right, this was for the war effort during WWI. The war isn't over yet...?
ReplyDeleteGuess it isn't. [grin] But apparently there are some weird people who like to go to work early so they will have three or four hours for outdoor daylight activities after work.
DeleteOf course, they still doesn't explain why we can't just stay on "early time" year-round.
LOL Well, at least we're not alone. The Brits still do it too. I remember in a book I heard read on the BBC - yes, when I lived there some thirty years ago there were several reading programs on the radio and one on the tellie - the protagonist made an appointment with a monster to meet at Midnight. The monster didn't come and didn't come. The protagonist waited (After all, what else was there to do at that time of night?) The monster finally turned up at 1:00, at which the protagonist remarked that it must not have known about Summer Time, the British version of Daylight Savings Time. Really, though, other than confusing monsters, I really don't see what purpose it serves, or did even during the War. And I *really* hate the fall back!
DeleteI really don't get why we call it Daylight Savings Time in the Summer. No one needs to save daylight when the days are at their longest of the year. It would make more sense to call
DeleteIt Daylight Savings Time in the Winter. I think the Brits have it right calling it Summer Time.
But I agree with Susan Baker in the book Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery. It isn't natural for the government to mess with our clocks! "I prefer God's time!"
To me, that would entail tossing out all the clocks and getting used to the daily rhythm based on the rising and setting of the sun. Hypocrite that I am, I use electric lights and stay up late. Ha!
Lol! Gotta wonder about closed captioning. Jim-Bob's playing Beautiful Dreamer on the accordion, and the caption says: [PLAYING MY DARLING CLEMENTINE]
ReplyDeleteCORABETH: [JIM-BOB MAY BE FINISHED SEWING HIS WILD OATS]. . . .
DeleteIs this real-time captioning? If so, I can understand. I've seen that done and know how tough it is.
DeleteBut if they had a chance to clean up the problems, they should have.
Nope. I'd understand it if it were (I agree). DVDs. . . .
Delete4 pm and the sun is sinking behind the trees. What kind of time is this?
ReplyDeleteThe wrong kind of time!
DeleteExcerpt from a book review...sound familiar?
ReplyDelete--Alan
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C. L. Moore’s Doomsday Morning (1957) — she’s best known for her revolutionary 1930s works including “Shambleau” (1934) and the “Jirel of Joiry” sequence — is perhaps her most ruminative and traditional SF novel (she tended to write more fantastical SF and fantasy). Unfortunately, she quit writing around the time of the death of her husband and frequent collaborator Henry Kuttner (they often published under the pseudonym Lewis Padgett). And her second husband forbid her to write altogether…
Moore creates a finely wrought dystopic vision where an oppressive future government utilizes communication networks to spread its tentacles across the United States. Against this backdrop intriguing characters come to life. Her descriptions of the political backdrop remain minimalistic which is surprising for SF of the 50s which often resorts to lengthy descriptive lectures. Instead, the true extent of the government’s influence on everyone’s lives is only slowly uncovered via our main character’s experiences. The first person narrative is perfectly deployed to slowly immerse us in the world. Doomsday Morning is not populated by your normal heroes, and Moore is careful to point out that not all rebels are heroic.
Her husband forbade her to write! *splutter* Words fail me! I hope the son of a bitch is burning in the hottest fires of Hell!
DeleteWe went to see the movie "Captain Phillips" tonight. As we live about 4 miles from his house, we felt the tension while he was held hostage by Somali Pirates in April of 2009, and were eating Easter Dinner together when our son's cell phone went off with a news alert telling us that Richard Phillips had been rescued. Having read Phillips' book, I have to say I was disappointed in the movie. The book includes backstory and alternates between Captain Phillips' situation and that of his family here in Vermont. The movie stays with the Captain and the only time we see his wife Andrea is at the start of the movie. That felt so strange since we were mainly aware of the Vermont end of things during the actual event. But the movie was well acted, I'll say that. If you haven't read the book and go to see the movie, do yourself a favour and read the book too.
ReplyDeleteMah*Sweetie says the scariest part of the nail-biter film is that the alleged scenes of Vermont show our Interstate as four lanes each side, with billboards. (It's two per side and no billboards whatsoever.) While driving from "Underhill" to the airport in South Burlington, they allegedly drive past the "Waterbury/Montpelier" exit (which is actually two different exits, a good half hour in the wrong direction). And it was a bit of a shock to see that I-89 now has 30+ exits. LOL! In reality, Exit 1 is near Hanover NH and Exit 22 is just before the Canadian border! Ah, Hollywood.
BTW, I think that is real gold in the Holy Grail Room's frescos!
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