It's that time of year. Spring forward, fall back.
Daylight Saving (no "s" at the end) Time will begin on Sunday, March 8, and last until Sunday, November 1.
So, enjoy the light and stay patient until the warm sunshine catches up with it.
By the way, did you know:
• Brazil already changed its clocks on the third Sunday in February. Israel usually changes the clock on the last Friday in March. "There is no
international authority governing timekeeping. There is no logic to the confusion," says Michael Downing, author of
"Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving."
• In September 1999, the West Bank was on Daylight Saving Time while Israel had just switched back to standard time. West Bank terrorists prepared time bombs and smuggled them to their counterparts in Israel who misunderstood the time on the bombs. As the bombs were being planted, they exploded one hour early, killing three terrorists instead of the intended victims -- two busloads of people.
• In Antarctica, there is no daylight in the winter and there are months of 24-hour daylight in the summer. However, many of the research stations there still observe Daylight Saving Time anyway to synchronize with their supply stations in Chile or New Zealand.
