you are my sunshine..

typically, when you hear of a new energy bill being signed in to law, you think of things like fuel cells, drilling in in the arctic, natural gas field development, hybrid cars.. but do you really think about daylight savings time ?? i sure don't, but now.. as of today, with g-dub signing the new legislation, our rules of engagement with daylight savings time has changed !! starting in 2007, daylight savings time will start 3 weeks earlier and end a week later. in theory, this will require you to use less light in your house.. (unless, of course, you're like me and leave lights on 24/7/365 whether home or not) well, this will CERTAINLY help the kids trick-or-treating.. they'll have more time before it gets dark.. so think of the benefits to dentists and orthodontists country wide.. i can't think of a downside.. well, maybe just this.. it now appears if all of our favorite technology companies are going to have to change the way they do business. windows, VCRs, cell phones.. everything with a calendar in it is going to go boom. there will have to be patches distributed, there will have to be changes made -- and don't forget, if our friends in canada and mexico don't go along, our timezones won't match up for 4 weeks out of the year.. creating a whole new subset of timezones to navigate.. so next time you get in you gas guzzling SUV, think about your sins against humanity and feel shame..