Daylight Savings Time & The Writer

clockby Catherine L. Tully

Did you change your clocks? All of them? As a writer, this can be crucial–you don’t want to miss an interview or call someone at the wrong time. And don’t forget your watch and your car either…

Are you aware that the US isn’t entirely on the program? The following places don’t change:

Hawaii, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and most of Arizona.

For more info on the history of DST (which is actually fascinating by the way), check out the California Energy Commission’s site. And grab another cup of coffee. It’s always a rough transition, even if it is a welcome one.

One thought on “Daylight Savings Time & The Writer”

  1. As an Arizonan, DST causes a regular headache for me even though the clock doesn’t change.

    The two alarm clocks in our bedroom are the “smart” kind that automatically set the clock forward, so my alarm woke us up at 5 this morning instead of 6. My wife’s clock, which is the same make and model but a few years older, will do the same thing in a week or two, whenever the original DSP was supposed to occur.

    (And the reverse cycle happens in the fall.)

    Overly helpful technology!

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