The government finally returned the hour they confiscated from me back in March. Let me offer a small suggestion to whoever is in charge of clocks in this country: how about making daylight “savings” time a local option? DST might make sense in the eastern regions of a time zone. However, I live near the western border of the central time zone, where the clock is already ahead of the sun, and turning the clock forward an hour in spring leaves me sleepy and irritable.
A related, depressing factoid:
Research based on time use surveys found Americans’ schedules are determined by television more than daylight.
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The flashing lights of the park ranger vehicle were on, another vehicle as well, and four rangers were there in case I attempted to flee after the dastardly crime of _______.
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Even if I should someday visit Japan, manifold orthopedic problems make it unlikely that I will ever climb Mt. Fuji. Fortunately, Google Maps street view has already done so. (Enter “Mount Fuji, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan” in the Google Maps search box to get there.)
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We need more princesses, not more lawyers.
(Here’s a tune named for the Irish pirate queen: Grace O’Malley.)
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All hail Captain Justice. (Via Dustbury)
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Some good free music I recently found:
Dudeldrum — a low-budget, energetic Russian Corvus Corax.
Los Jekes — something like Chilean gypsy jazz.
Also, if you haven’t yet downloaded the first Diablo Swing Orchestra album, what are you waiting for?