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At 2am on the second Sunday in March most of the United States will begin Daylight Saving Time.  What that means is you have to remember to set your clock ahead 1 hour.  (Spring ahead, Fall back is usually the reminder device that people use.)  I prefer to set my clocks ahead prior to heading to bed for the night but I have heard stories of the obsessive compulsive type that will set their alarms for 2am and make the change at the official appointed time.

There is an article on the U.S. News site that has some interesting tidbits about DST.  I have included a few below.

1.  It is saving, NOT savings (with an s) time.

2.  Heart attacks increase the first week of DST – speculated due to less sleep.

3.  Lethal car crashes are reduced because people are safer drivers during daylight hours.

4.  Kazakhstan abolished DST in 2005 citing health concerns.

5.  Two US States do not observer DST – Arizona and Hawaii

6.  The first American to advocate for DST – Benjamin Franklin

I know that I for one like the extra hour of awake time with daylight.  My wife corrects me when I say that I get an extra hour of daylight… technically there is no more daylight, just an adjustment in my clock so that I can enjoy the daylight that we have.