Obsidian Wings

Welcoming October

by liberal japonicus

Seems we are due another open thread. Seems an approrpriate continuation to note that October was the eighth month, but turned into the 10th.

Any other date related trivia to share?

Daylight

by JanieM

From the Wikipedia page on "Permanent Time Observation in the United States":

Permanent standard time is considered by circadian health researchers and safety experts worldwide to be the best option for health, safety, schools, and economy, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, National Sleep Foundation, American College of Chest Physicians, National Safety Council, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Canadian Sleep Society, World Sleep Society, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, and several state sleep societies.[10][11][4][12][13][14][15][16][17] Permanent standard time is supported by advocates for school children, including the National PTA, National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, National School Boards Association, and Start School Later. They cite both the health benefits of circadian alignment, and the safety advantages regarding morning commutes.[10][18][19][20]

From a BJ commenter just now:My impression is that a major constituency against year-round DST is parents who don’t want their kids to have to wait for the morning school bus in the dark.

There is an elephant the size of Jupiter in all this advocacy and logic ----- but I will leave that for the comments.

Open thread.

[Edited to add a link to Wikipedia in the first line.]