Time Change @ MindSay

The love you take
Is equal to the love
You make...

When in the course of human events it becomes self-evident that I have become far too busy to write all that needs to be written within these pages, I shall do my best to update as frequently as possible though I do not know how frequently that will be for I have discovered the joys of painting, but not painting in what could be considered a creative fashion for this painting is the painting of a sports bar whose owner I know and in his world, he feels that his bar will be open in about two weeks though those of us who are doing the work know that this is an unrealistic dream for there is much work to do before the first customer passes through the front door. And what is needed is bodies who can do some work, not the three to five of us who are doing our best to finish the work that must be done according to the rules and regulations of the great state where this sports bar will occupy...

And so I have been busy, very busy lately. And time is being sucked from my soul and will never again return and all the great works that I will produce have been put on hold though there may come a day when I find the time that I have lost and I will use it to its fullest to write the Great American Novel for which I will receive much fame and many honours will be bestowed unto me. And the world will be so much better for the words that I will share with it and all will be groovy in its own groovy way...

And so I do not have a great deal of time at the moment and such is life. There are things that I cannot change in this life, there are things that I must do during the course of my journey - so many things to do, so many people to meet, so many words to share with those who are brave enough to venture force into the wilds of CyberSpace. To those who are brave enough to read these words I shall do my best to entertain, inform and education. To those who will never read this I can only say that I feel sorry that their lives have missed the glories of all that I call My World...

And as I type these words I realize that my time to write is coming to a close for time keeps marching on towards its end and I have no way of slowing it down even in the slightest degree. I cannot stop its progress for it just keeps on keeepin' on. It just keeps on truckin'. Green means go, bay-bee and green is the color of my soul...

And I write this at this point during the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month and there is much to ponder upon on this holiday at this hour. And all I can think of is how the world has changed in the short time I have spent here and how it will continue to change as I journey on my path. And change much like time cannot be stooped as it marches on. And I wonder if one can have time without change or change without time and I feel that I know the answer, but I have no means of proving the thoughts that are in my head for I do not have the time to reason all the scenarios out to their conclusion...

And funny are some of the changes that I have witnessed in these few years. I have witnessed the rise of a new religion in this country though many do not share my point of view, but it is a religion nonetheless. And this is the Cult of Green, not the green of my soul, my heritage, but rather it is the Environment Zealots that now dominate all political speak, commercial thought, and all the news that is fit to print. Nothing is more dangerous than a religious movement that dominates all aspects of life in a country. Funny it is that we should kneel before the alter of climate change when it is the fate of this world to change. This planet has been warmer than it is now, and it was warmer for more of its history than the current period I find myself in. There have been many swings in temperatures for there is nothing even remotely coming close to stability in climate and we are naive to think that we can control the weather of this planet let alone understand it. There was a time when England had the best wineries in the world. There were many periods during the life of this world when there were no ice caps at the poles. And so on and so forth and I could Babylon and on about the world, but I will do so though I feel I should for time is running out...

And my time is growing short as this planet's days grow longer ever so slightly as it journeys through this system. And my time grows shorter as the moon slowly spirals away from its planet. And there are things I cannot change just as I cannot change the fact that one day this world will be consumed by a dying star. Change happens and one either adapts and overcomes or one dies and such is this life...

This is the Word of the AntiCrust...

Praise be ye who Read the Word for ye are Blessed amongst humans...

WASHINGTON - After clocks are turned back this weekend, pedestrians walking during the evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars than before the time change, two scientists calculate.

Ending daylight savings time translates into about 37 more U.S. pedestrian deaths around 6 p.m. in November compared to October, the researchers report. Their study of risk to pedestrians is preliminary, but confirms previous findings of higher deaths after clocks are set back in fall.

It's not the darkness itself, but the adjustment to earlier nighttime that's the killer, said professors Paul Fischbeck and David Gerard, both of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Fischbeck, who regularly walks with his 4-year-old twins around 6 p.m., is worried enough that he'll be more cautious starting Monday.

"A three times increase in the risk is really dramatic, and because of that we're carrying a flashlight," he said.

Fischbeck and Gerard conducted a preliminary study of seven years of federal traffic fatalities and calculated risk per mile walked for pedestrians. They found that per-mile risk jumps 186 percent from October to November, but then drops 21 percent in December.

They said the drop-off in deaths by December indicates the risk is caused by the trouble both drivers and pedestrians have adjusting when darkness suddenly comes an hour earlier.

The reverse happens in the morning when clocks are set back and daylight comes earlier. Pedestrian risk plummets, but there are fewer walkers then, too. The 13 lives saved at 6 a.m. don't offset the 37 lost at 6 p.m., the researchers found.

The risk for pedestrian deaths at 6 p.m. is by far the highest in November than any other month, the scientists said. The danger declines each month through May.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety of Arlington, Va., in earlier studies found the switch from daylight savings time to standard time increased pedestrian deaths. Going to a year-round daylight savings time would save about 200 deaths a year, the institute calculated, said spokesman Russ Rader.

"Benjamin Franklin conceived of daylight savings time as a way of saving candles," Rader said Friday. "Today we know it saves lives."

The risk at 6 p.m. in November, after daylight savings time ends, is 11 times higher than the risk for the same hour in April, when daylight savings begins, according to the Carnegie Mellon researchers.

Fischbeck and Gerard used federal traffic fatality data that they've incorporated into a searchable database for different risk factors. Their analysis was not peer-reviewed or being published in a scientific journal.

But it does jibe with other peer-reviewed studies that looked at raw fatalities.

A 2001 study by John M. Sullivan at the University of Michigan looked at national traffic statistics from 1987 to 1997 and found that there were 65 crashes killing pedestrians in the week before the clocks fell back and 227 in the week after.

Fischbeck and Gerard found the increase in fatality risk after the end of daylight savings time is only for pedestrians. No such jump was seen for drivers or passengers in cars.

Once everyone "springs forward" to daylight savings time in April, there is a 78 percent drop in risk at 6 p.m., they said.

But overall for the evening rush hour, turning the clock back is a killer. In seven years there have been 250 more deaths in the fall and 139 fewer deaths in the spring.

"This clearly shows that both drivers and pedestrians should think about this daylight savings adjustment," Gerard said. "There are lives at stake."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_on_sc/time_change_accidents

Every daylight savings time, I always mix up the times, in Autumn, we go back and hour, in spring, we go forward and hour. I've got that down pat, however the actual time always seems to change differently. For example, last night at 10pm when I went to bed, all the clocks agreed, it was in fact, 10pm. Now, some clocks in the house set themselves back automatically, others however, do not. The main ones all do, so my phone, pc, the foxtel.. are also supposed to automatically turn their clocks back an hour.

 

However every year, something strange happens to me, I always end up with 3 different times; my pc and foxtel change correctly, however it has come to my attention, after been up for 40 mins, that my phone... DOES NOT. Keep in mind my phone is my means of alarm in the morning, so if it's wrong, I get up late or early or what-not.

 

So, I thought I wouldn't have any problems this morning, my alarm went off (good sign) the sky was dark (another good sign) and I toddled out of bed to check the time on the microwave compared to my phone, sure enoough, an hours difference, my phone had changed itself to the right time for me. Excellent, I had an hour to get ready for and get to work, just like I planned. After showering and shaving ultra-quick (I usually take my time) I made breaky whilst ironing my shirt (What?! a boy multi-tasking.. never!) and then proceeded to sit here for th epast 10 mins whilst I ate my breakky and began the days wrinkling of my nicely ironed shirt.

 

Sure neough, I looked at the clock on my pc, and low and behold, another time was there, not the time on my phone, nor the time on y mircowave, it was in fact, an HOUR behind my phone, which up until this point I presumed to be correct. With my doubts in hand, I called the local time service to check I wasn't suddenly late for work, and indeed, according to the time service, my pc is corret. Once again, my phone has betrayed me and the microwave, being as acient as it is, somehow moved itself an hour forward, whilst my betraying phone, apparantly didn't change at all. So, I really didnt' get up at 6am like I thought, I did though, get up at 5am, thanks to my assumption that technology works. So now I have to wait almost an extra hour before going to work, which sucks because I really wanted that hour extra sleep that the rest of the clever and reliable world (at least canberra) is going to get.

 

And as we all know.. when you assume, you make an ASS out of U and ME. At least I made an ass out of someone.... wait, no, I really only made an ass out of myself, so technically I ASSUMED.. not sure what Assmed is though.

 

-- Lory... at 5:50am... in the morning... *twitch*

A time of change is upon us. Spring is around the corner peeking in on us and waiting to make her grand debut.

I didnt know if I had a picture that would suit March but this idea was just itching to come out. I had to draw it. :)

I wanted something light, fun and silly.

We are all going through changes it seems. Spring is the best time to tackle these challenges and make the best of them. The old saying "What doesnt kill us" is very true. I choose to move forward and leave the old baggage behind.

Ok, enough of that.

I have one picture to share with you today.


Josh was really tuckered out from all the stress after he had his toe worked on. I couldnt pass up the opportunity. He looked so peaceful.

Sorry hun.. I will take that pic of me in the nurses uniform once I get one. ;)