{"id":22661,"date":"2024-03-11T14:43:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=22661"},"modified":"2024-03-11T18:23:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:23:13","slug":"we-have-sprung-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2024\/03\/we-have-sprung-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"We have sprung forward!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday (3\/10\/2024) was &#8220;Spring forward&#8221; in the U.S.  &#8230; Clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I wish we would do away with the whole time change thing &#8230; in the whole scheme of things, and with the way the U.S. political scene seems non-functional &#8230; not holding my breath!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me it is a 5-minute update of the few devices, appliances and car that do not automatically update.  As a long time &#8220;work from home&#8221; person, my relationship with the clock is to be on time for meetings and appointments.  Otherwise, I eat when I am hungry, sleep when I am tired and go for walks when Emmett signals that it is time!  We roll in sync with actual daylight\/nighttime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will say that this year, Spring forward was very welcome.  I fell on the ice a little over a week ago.  Not really bad, but enough that some stiffness and soreness disrupted my sleep for the first 3 nights.  And then &#8230; my sleep routine turned a bit upside down and for the last 4 days I have been going to bed 7:00 p.m. latest and so getting up 3-4:00 a.m.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Springing forward, I find that I am on a more normal-ish schedule &#8230; not that it matters, but if I get up in the wee hours, Emmett gets up as well and I feel I need to get out with him &#8230; and 3-4 a.m. is kind of the witching hour for nighttime predator critters.  I confess to being a bit more anxious after the mountain lion my security cameras caught at 2:30 a.m.-ish&#8230;  BUT, I check the cameras, light Emmett and me up, turn on the outside lights and we go.  My theory with lighting both of us up is twofold:  we know where each other is AND we hopefully look strange to a lion or coyote, i.e. most prey for those critters do not have LED lighting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also throw the thought to the Universe that Emmett and I mean no harm &#8230; we respect and love all creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, I have spent many hours in the woods at night with no problem and no fear (MOSTLY!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to Spring Forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate, I made Spring Forward Sunday Sourdough Bagels &#8211; YEA!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spring Forward Sunday Sourdough Bagels\" width=\"658\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEOP_D7P1F8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s short :)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday (3\/10\/2024) was &#8220;Spring forward&#8221; in the U.S. &#8230; Clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time. While I wish we would do away with the whole time change thing &#8230; in the whole scheme of things, and with the way the U.S. political scene seems non-functional &#8230; not holding my breath! 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