Tonight's the night. It's time to turn our clocks back one hour. I will do it, obviously, because I don't want to be an hour early for church tomorrow morning, and so will you I'm sure, but I do think we're the victims of a little bit of false advertising. I keep hearing the news and weather people say we will get an extra hour of sleep. Really? An extra hour yes, but of sleep? It doesn't seem to work that way for me. By the time I turn my clocks back (I do still have four that need to be done manually) and, once I'm in bed, realize that I can read or watch TV a little bit longer, I seldom gain more than fifteen minute of extra sleep. But I will enjoy a little bit more daylight in the morning. Of course, once morning comes, I have one more hurdle to clear, resetting my car clock. It's really fairly simple, but since I only do it twice a year, I need to relearn the process each time. I do have one friend who resolutely refuses to reset her car clock. She figures it's correct for half the year and that's good enough. I'm not much better though. I do reset all of my clocks but my accuracy isn't always the best. My car clock and bedside table clock have both been five minutes fast for the last six months. I will try to do better this time. Of course that will mean taking more time so maybe only ten minutes extra sleep. I'd better start now. Enjoy your extra hour, however you spend it.
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