Oh, the inhumanity!
by BD Pisani - 2005 apr 01
OK, settle down and take a knee. I'm already hearing grumbling about the switch to Daylight Savings Time (DST) this weekend. Psychologists report increased business due to DST and the National Sleep Foundation has issued helpful guidelines to get people through the trauma of losing one hour's sleep. I kid you not.
Puh-leez! Pull yourself together, Nancy! This too shall pass and you will somehow survive. Besides, there's always a silver lining in any storm cloud, so look on the the bright side as Circadian Technologies suggests. With DST:
- A 12-hour cold pill will last 13 hours;
- The one person in the house that knows how to reset the VCR clock gets to show off;
- It shortens the time you have to lie sleepless next to a snoring spouse;
- People with April 3 birthdays don't have to wait as long for presents; and
- Dieters can celebrate by having breakfast one hour sooner.
See? No worries, unless you're one of those demented hairballs that require a visit to the neighborhood psychologist.