Micah 6:8
Genesis 1:14-19
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Yes, I'm back on the time zone and Daylight Saving Time question for Michigan.
I don't know what I was thinking when I updated my post a few days ago with "further research" that indicated EST is the most appropriate time zone for Metro Detroit. Frankly, I just read the times incorrectly when I was looking for local noon.
At any rate, having looked again at sunrise/sunset times here, I've changed my mind. Tomorrow's data indicate 11 hours 59 minutes between sunrise and sunset here - sunrise at 7:41AM EDT and sunset at 7:40PM EDT. That puts local noon at about 1:40PM EDT or 12:40PM EST. I think I'm back to my half-hour increment recommendation. Were we on CST, noon would be at 11:40AM - not too far off (and closer than EST), but if we went to a half-hour between (and there are many such zones - just google a time zone map of the world to see it's not just Newfoundland), we would find ourselves with noon at 12:10PM MST (that's Michigan Standard Time - I've just made it up). Could we learn to live with television announcements like, "Tonight at 9, 8 Central, 8:30 in Michigan?" I think we could - and we should.
Please share this with those who are working on the death of Daylight Saving Time - why not fix everything at once?
You're welcome.
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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