Well, folks, here we are again, coming up on that time of year when we “fall back” and mess with the clocks. They say it’s supposed to give us an extra hour of sleep, but I don’t know if that makes up for all the confusion. On another note, it’s noted that some doctors and scientists now say this hour here and there can mess with our health. They’re even recommending pills to help people adjust. Now, that’s something, isn’t it? We’ve come to a point where an hour change needs a prescription!! I can’t help but think we’re making things harder on ourselves than they need to be.

In the old days, we didn’t fuss over clocks like this. When the sun came up, we got up. When it got dark, we called it a day. Didn’t matter if the clocks said one thing or another<>we moved with the light. Now, though, it seems we’re all tangled up in these schedules and “quick fixes,” losing a bit of our own rhythm, if you ask me. We keep looking for answers outside ourselves instead of just rolling with what nature gives us.

Hell, they’re even talking about scrapping these time changes altogether. Seems like a decent idea, but I guess it’ll take years to sort out, knowing how things go. For now, we’re still stuck changing our clocks twice a year. But hey, maybe instead of worrying so much, we could just take a page from the past: enjoy that extra hour, toss an extra log on the fire, and let the rest be. GW