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What Should We Do With Daylight Savings Time?
I enjoyed the discussion in
gloriasb's diary -
Time to reconsider daylight savings time? Besides the usual and common complaints she discusses the proper spelling:
By the way, while we have standardized the practice, we still don’t know if it’s "daylight savings time, with an s at the end, or just daylight saving time, sans s. Also, my inner grammarian wants to pick this nit: Shouldn't this compound adjective be hyphenated to read "daylight-saving[s] time?"
Plus, the 's' after 'saving' makes me feel like it's possessive and that doesn't make any sense either. Whatevs... that's the least of my worries.
Those in states without the time change still have to adjust to the rest of the nation observing DST which results in feeling left behind or senile when Walking Dead doesn't materialize upon clicking the channel changer over and over.
I think it's generally a result of an outdated problem with a solution that is simply a pain in the ass. Well, for me anyway.
The diary caught my eye because I hate DST. I complained out loud tonight and was met with this retort: "I hate non-Daylight Saving Time.
Ok. ok. It really just boils down to the fact that I HATE changing all my clocks.
Yeah, that's it. I consider it a nuisance-like burden.
I've become defiant. Some years I refuse to change them for days but it only results in my getting up too early in the fall or being late to a lunch date in the spring. The proverbial cutting-off-my-nose-to-spite-my-face stuff. My next idea for coping is to buy clocks that automatically change like my iPhone and MacBook. Then I only have to change my stupid stove and car dashboard clock. The latter which I always adjust while speeding AND texting.
gloriasb's diary also discusses a petition to retire daylight savings time and change from four time zones in the continental United States to two! Wow.
How would that time zone change affect you? Are you for or against it? I think I like it.
Anyway, I'm supremely annoyed, twice a year, having to react to the time change.
What say you?
Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the New Day sunrise cloud
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:: COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES ::
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Let's build communities!
Every region needs a meatspace community like SFKossacks.
We take care of each other in real life.
I urge YOU to take the lead and organize one in your region.
Please tell us about it if you do and we're here for advice.
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THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
>>>Instructions on HOW TO FORM A NEW DAILY KOS GROUP
NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Send a Kosmail to the organizers and ask for an invitation to the group.
• Northern Indiana Area: Kosmail Tim Delaney
• Long Island: Kosmail grannycarol
• Northern Michigan: Kosmail JillS
• Nebraska: Kosmail Nebraska68847Dem
• Westburbia Chicago Kossacks: Kosmail Majordomo
• Caprock Kossacks (Panhandle/Caprock/Lubbock/Amarillo area) : Kosmail shesaid
• West Texas Kossacks (including Big Bend Region and El Paso) : Kosmail Yo Bubba
• Las Vegas Kossacks: Kosmail miracle11
• Vermont Kossacks: Kosmail 4Freedom
• Silicon Valley Kossacks: Kosmail Glen The Plumber
Note to the above new leaders: Feel free to leave a comment any day reminding readers about your new group. Also, tell us about your progress in gathering members. Kosmail me when you've chosen a good name for your group and have created a the group. Then I'll move you to the NEW GROUPS LIST. When you've planned a date for your first event I'll make a banner for you to highlight your event in our diaries and your diaries.
These are the groups that have started since * NEW DAY * began. Please Kosmail navajo if you have started a group before that.
NEW GROUPS LIST:
• California Central Valley Kossacks - Formed: Jul 29, 2012, Organizer: tgypsy
• New England Kossacks - Formed: Aug 6, 2012, Organizers:
Clytemnestra for Lower New England (Conneticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
nhox42 for Upper New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
• Houston Area Kossacks - Formed: Aug 7, 2012, Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India - Formed: Aug 14, 2012, Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks - Formed: Sep 9, 2012, Organizer: papa monzano
• Central Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Sep 26, 2012, Organizer: VetGrl
• Kansas City Kossacks - Formed Oct 15, 2012, Organizer: [Founder stepped down]
• Phoenix Kossacks - Formed Oct 16, 2012, Organizer: arizonablue
• Chicago Kossacks - Formed: Oct 31, 2012, Organizer: figbash
• Koscadia the Pacific Northwest coast from Northern California to Alaska
- Formed Oct 17, 2012, Oganizer: Horace Boothroyd III based in Portland, OR
• Boston Kossacks - Formed: Nov 7, 2012, Organizer: GreyHawk
• Motor City Kossacks South East Michigan (Detroit) Area - Formed: Nov 10, 2012, Organizer: peregrine kate
• Pittsburgh Area Kossacks - Formed: Nov 12, 2012, Organizer: dweb8231
• Salt Lake City Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: War on Error
• Twin Cities Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: imonlylurking
• Dallas Kossacks North Texas - Formed: Nov 21, 2012, Admins: Catte Nappe and dalfireplug. Please contact them to join the group. An Event Organizer needed.
• The Southern California Inland Empire Kossacks - Formed: Dec 3, 2012, Organizer: SoCaliana
• Los Angeles Kossacks - Formed: Dec 17, 2012, Organizer: Dave in Northridge
• Northeast Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Jan 16, 2013, Organizer: GenXangster
• Kansas & Missouri Kossacks - Formed: Jan 17, 2013, Organizer: tmservo433
• I-77 Carolina Kossacks who live from Columbia, SC to north of Winston-Salem, NC. - Formed: Jan 30, 2013, Organizers: gulfgal98 and eeff
• Indianapolis Kossacks - Formed: Feb 6, 2013, Organizer: CityLightsLover
• Southwest Ohio Kossacks - Formed: May 10, 2013, Organizer: Dr Erich Bloodaxe RN
• Northern Arizona Kossacks - Formed: Jul 5, 2013, Organizer: Sam Sara
• Mexican Kossacks - Formed: Apr 14, 2013, Organizer: roberb7
• New York Hudson Valley Kossacks - Formed: Oct 27, 2012, Organizer: boran2
• North Carolina Triangle Kosmopolitans - Formed: Aug 2, 2013, Organizer: highacidity
ESTABLISHED GROUPS LIST: (List will grow as we discover them)
• SFKossacks Founded by navajo, Formed: May 2, 2005
• Maryland Kos Founded by timmyc, Formed: Feb 23, 2011. Contact: JamieG from Md for a group invite.
• New York City Founded by Eddie C - Contact the group organizer for meet-up events: sidnora
• Baja Arizona Kossacks, Event Organizer: Azazello
• Three Star Kossacks Tennessee, Founded by maryKK, Formed: Apr 8, 2011
• Nashville KosKats, Founded by ZenTrainer Formed: Jan 30, 2012
• Virginia Kos Founded by JamieG from Md, Formed: May 3, 2011
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
• Colorado COmmunity Founded by Leftcandid, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
• New Mexico Kossaks Founded by claude
• Philly Kos Founded by mconvente Formed: Aug 29, 2011
• DKos Florida Founded by ThirstyGator, Formed: Feb 14, 2011, Currently organizing: Kosmail Vetwife to be included in next event.
• Oklahoma Roundup Founded by BigOkie, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, Currently organizing: Kosmail peacearena to be included.
• DKos Asheville Founded by davehouck, Formed: Feb 13, 2011 - Organizing Assist by: randallt
• San Diego Kossacks Founded by La Gitane, Formed: Nov 18, 2011
by navajo ♥ for SFKossacks
L-R: SFKossacks meeting at the home of Andrew McGuire in the Wine Country
You can join the SFKossacks by sending a Kosmail to navajo.
by randallt ♥ for DKos Asheville
Asheville, NC gets out the vote:
L-R: These are our volunteers, randallt, davehouck and Lamont Cranston.
Would love to add your picture!
You can join DKos Asheville by sending a Kosmail to randallt.
Wednesday, October 30th
I-77 Kossacks Last Minute Meet-up
ORGANIZERS: Fineena and SteelerGrrl
L-R: Fineena, Steelergrrl, steelerdude, edrie, eeff, Poz, cskendrick
Reporting diary: I-77 Kossacks mini-meetup 10/30, updated with better photo
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:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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Saturday, November 9th
Portland Kossacks Celebrate Sara R's Birthday
TIME: 2:00 - 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Catnip Manor (Sara's house)
Address given privately • Portland
ORGANIZER: Send Sara R a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. Sara R
2. winglion
3. Horace BoothroydIII
4. Horace's daughter
5. llbear
6. BlueJessamine
7. watercarrier4diogenes
8. Oregon Gal
9. loggersbrat
10.
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Latest diary: November 9 meetup in Portland, OR
Saturday, November 9th
Kansas & Missouri Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Trey Bistro
21 N 9th Street • Columbia, MO
ORGANIZER: Send tmservo433 a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. tmservo433
2. Man Oh Man
3. cweb7
4. glitterscale+friends
5. kj in missouri
6. Glitterscale
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Latest diary: Columbia, Missouri Get Together.. Details & KC Info
Saturday, November 16th
Indianapolis Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Pancho's Tacqueria
9658 Allisonville Road • Fishers
ORGANIZER: Send CityLightsLover a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. CityLightsLover
2. Yours Truly
3. Mokurai
4. Alexandra Lynch
5. avalonbear
6. Tim DeLaney
7. Dragon5616
8.
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Latest diary: [Waiting for linked diary]
Saturday, November 16th
Kansas & Missouri Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
LOCATION: Overland Park Marriott, ballroom TBD
10800 Metcalf Ave • Overland Park
ORGANIZER: Send tmservo433 a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. tmservo433
2. Statusquomustgo
3. ShowMeMoBlue
4. MoDem
5. zamrzla (Offering carpool from Topeka)
6. zamrzla's guest
7. Glitterscale
8. Jen Hayden (Scout Finch)
9. Mr. Jen Hayden
Representatives of Paul Davis Campaign for Governor of Kansas
Representatives from Planned Parenthood and other organizations
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Maybees:
We are working on attendees from:
The Wakefield Campaign
Emmanuel Clever's Office |
Latest diary: Kansas City Kos Meet-Up BIG update!
Sunday, November 17th
Los Angeles Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
TBD • TBD
ORGANIZER: Send Dave in Northridge a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. Dave in Northridge
2. susans
3. Otoelbc
4. Joe Bacon
5. jakedog42
6. DontTaseMeBro
7. DontTaseMeBro's husband
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Latest diary: Los Angeles Kossacks: October 19 Meetup, Saladang Song, Pasadena
Send navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?
