For a substantial number of years, I thought the silliest thing I had ever heard about time came in an interview on a local TV station in Georgia wherein a person, commenting on the dreaded arrival of Daylight Saving Time one Spring, referred to Eastern Standard Time as God's time (as in "don't mess with…).
But a sentence from an article in Bloombeg Citylab this morning (available on Apple News but paywalled on the web) is sillier yet. Discussing objections to Daylight Saving Time in Europe, it begins, "A continent full of people — tired of being plunged into early evening darkness in the fall and then having an hour of precious life yanked from their existence in the spring…" [Italics mine.]
Allow me to assure you, changing the hour on your clock does not add or subtract time from your life. Which is undoubtedly a good thing.
Meanwhile, contrary to evident support in Europe for doing away with DST all together, a bipartisan (whatever that means any more) group of U.S. Senators are all in for more of it, sponsoring a "Sunshine Protection Act of 2021" (we're from the government and we're here to protect you) that calls for DST to become standard time here, presumably forever.
So, no pressure—just make a note to change your clocks (if you still have any clocks that need changing) this weekend when DST (this year) begins.
Also, Sunday is Pi Day, so win-win.
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