Saving Daylight? ☀️
Are we really saving daylight? It sounds like cramming sunbeams into a piggy bank to use later — and needing more sunblock as a result — but I don’t enjoy this “spring forward” business. At all.
Before I retired, it took me at least a week of feeling jet-lagged before I could adjust. Daylight Savings begins just when morning is starting to look like morning to a person who must rise early. All of a sudden, I felt like I was getting up in the middle of the night to ride; and it really went against the grain.
I don’t have that problem now; but I’ll still have the difficulty of daylight too late. When it stays light until 8 pm, I often have a hard time judging when I need to begin getting ready for bed. Being retired doesn’t mean staying up until all hours; I need to keep a fairly regular schedule!
Where'd I Put It? 👀
If I’m saving daylight, where’d I put it? It has a way of slithering away, like greased lightning’s brother; and, like time, you can’t get it back. Tonight we have set the clocks forward; and you can bet I’m not going to get up at 2 am to do it!
So what did I do when I used to ride before sunup all the time? Short answer: lights! I got in the habit of focusing straight ahead much of the time, in case someone un-lit was there. I put my headlight on my helmet, because I can see better that way.
And I rejoiced when I was finally finishing my rides in daylight!
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ABOUT ME
I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story.
I live in New Orleans; and retired in January 2023. More time for cycling!
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