Saving Daylight

Daylight Saving Time is once again upon all of us unlucky not to be in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan, in deference to its large bovine population, which likes milking time to follow a strict schedule, does not push its clocks forward.  If it did, there would be barnyard revolt. As Mr. Berkeley Bigler of Bengough has observed, "Those cows have minds of their own."

But there are benefits to DST.  One summer I was able to save so much daylight, carefully collecting it and storing it in a closet, that I was able to cultivate a fine bronze tan in the midst of a January blizzard.

While we are now told that Daylight Saving Time is an energy conservation measure, most of us know that it was initially introduced to facilitate more hours on the golf course.

And once again, cows have the edge.  Very few cows are known to play golf.