As i looked at my calendar for this week, i realized we're but a month away from going to Daylight Saving Time, at least for this year. Beginning next year, we'll start two weeks earlier, on the second Sunday of March, and end a full month later, on the last Sunday in November. Call me crazy and out of step with the mainstream, but how does extending the amount of darkness during my morning routine help save energy?

One can only hope that some good will come of it, for i certainly am not a fan of the existing six month schedule, let alone its extended cousin-to-be.