I again traveled to the mountaintop home of the Okie Oracle, deep within the Wichita Mountains, to hand deliver your inquiries. I found the Okie Oracle in good spirits and ready to depart more ancient wisdom. (Read the first Okie Oracle here.)
The Okie Oracle is pleased with your offerings of praise and your quest for further knowledge. “It’s a tough job being the lone logical voice on the mountain, but somebody has to do it,” Okie Oracle.
After several minutes of watching a hawk makin’ lazy circles in the sky, and a quick snack of nuts and berries, I begin to transcribe the Oracle’s sage words.
The Okie Oracle is pleased with your offerings of praise and your quest for further knowledge. “It’s a tough job being the lone logical voice on the mountain, but somebody has to do it,” Okie Oracle.
After several minutes of watching a hawk makin’ lazy circles in the sky, and a quick snack of nuts and berries, I begin to transcribe the Oracle’s sage words.
Dear Okie Oracle,
All my life, every Spring and Fall, millions of citizens move their clocks forward and backwards for Daylight Saving Time. I ask you, why? Does DST accomplish anything? Just because we’ve done this for years, is that any reason to continue the practice? I’m sure when this idea was dreamt up, people didn’t own a bazillion items that have a clock or digital display. It seems to me like an antiquated idea whose “time” has come and gone. What will it take to put an end to DST?
Help,
I’m Going Cuckoo
Dear I’m Going Cuckoo,
It’s shameful that the outdated Daylight Saving Time still exists. It’s ridiculous that the “1% energy savings” is still cited when that study was performed in 1976! The current average computer or TV probably uses more electricity than an entire household did 33 years ago.
Sadly, our best hope, a wall-to-wall mass media education attempt that took place in 1990 failed. Too many people didn’t understand the importance of replacing Daylight Saving Time with “Hammertime” because they mistook the campaign for a rap video. Benjamin Franklin – 1; MC Hammer – 0.
Hammertime actually pre-dates Franklin (an obvious plagiarizer) by several centuries.Signed,Okie Oracle
"For The World Is Hollow, And I Have Touched The Sky"ST:TOS
Finally, a voice of reason in an otherwise unreasonable world! I'll have to go back and read the first entry; must have posted before I followed your blog. Hope you are further down the road to recovery today...
Posted by: nola @ the alamo | March 03, 2009 at 07:39 AM
I hate Daylight Savings time. So hard to adjust your body and brain to some nonsensical rule against nature.
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | March 04, 2009 at 09:14 AM
I'd much rather see a little Hammer Time than DTS this weekend. I'm not looking forward to springing head this weekend. I'd rather wear baggy pants and dance around the streets of Lawrence than lose an entire hour.
can't touch this,
muddy
Posted by: muddywaters | March 05, 2009 at 10:10 PM