Your cat does not care about DST. If you feed it at 7 AM every day, it will scream at your bedroom door at 6 AM (clock time) on Sunday morning, because its stomach runs on true solar time. Dogs are little traitors who will suddenly demand a walk at 4 PM when it’s actually dark. You’ll find yourself muttering, “Buddy, the sun is my witness, and it’s retired for the day.”
Meanwhile, farmers—the people everyone claims DST was designed for—actually hate it. Cows don’t read clocks. They milk when they want, often at dawn, and DST just means farmers have to work in the dark for an extra hour. So you’re not helping the cows. You’re just making their moody udders even more judgmental.
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Here’s my foolproof, scientifically unproven method: Remember that in the fall, you “gain an hour,” so you “go back”—like a rewind button on your life. In the spring, you “lose an hour,” so you “spring forward”—like a jump scare. If that fails, just ask Siri. And if Siri sasses you, throw your phone at the microwave clock, which is still blinking 12:00.
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Also, a truly surprising fact: Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe DST. They live in a constant state of “we’re not doing this nonsense,” while the rest of us fumble with our toasters. Some Indigenous nations in Canada and the Navajo Nation in the US also ignore it in parts. So if you ever feel stupid, remember: there are entire states that said, “Nah, we’ll keep our time logically the same year-round.”
