clocks

A little over two weeks from now we get to take part in that much-beloved ritual of setting our clocks ahead. In spite of multiple efforts from Illinois state lawmakers over the years, we still have to do this clock-changing routine twice a year.

A bill signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says the state will adopt daylight saving time as the year-round standard time, pending changes in federal law.

Well, the newer, higher-tech clocks will. The old ones still require a manual change.

If Illinois State Senator Andy Manar gets his wish, people in Illinois would move their clocks ahead one hour this coming spring, then never have to change them again.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) was first enacted by the federal government March 19, 1918, during World War I, as a way to conserve coal.

I know, most of our timepieces will make the switch automatically, but there's always at least one clock that requires the "old school" treatment.

It's almost time to do that thing that so many people just hate--adjust the clock as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end.