Spring Forward! We did, did you?

John thinks I get this big, old bed all to myself. He is somewhat jealous, since he has a skinny, lumpy cot. Here is what I usually find when I wake up in the morning: company! On Sunday mornings when the kids won't get up, I sing this Irving Berlin song--

Oh! How I hate to get up in the morning,
Oh! How I'd love to remain in bed!
Someday I'm gonna murder the pup--
the guy who gets the bugler up--
And then,
Spend the rest of my days in bed!

Interesting bit about the song from here:

Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 that gives a comic perspective on military life. Berlin composed it while serving as a sergeant in the United States Army during World War I and used it in a show called Yip Yip Yaphank that he wrote and produced with an all-soldier cast to raise funds for a new building at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York "There were a lot of things about army life I didn't like", said Berlin, "and the thing I didn't like most of all was reveille."

My method is to keep singing, getting more out of tune and silly as the verse repeats, until everyone is up.

What time is it?

We keep track of what time it is when John's away. That can be kind of tricky sometimes, because in Ka bul, it is 10 1/2 hours ahead of here! Yes, that's ten and a half! Just figuring out what time it is there can be confusing. Kind of like doing long division in your head.

It could be worse...some places like Chatham Islands (east of New Zealand) and Kathmandu are some hours and 45 minutes different! At least Af ghan istan keeps up with our Daylight Savings Time (which I think is nuts and worthy of a different post) so I don't have to memorize two different equations.

What is funny is that Luci can keep track of the time difference better than John does on most days--when John calls in the morning, Luci tells him, "Good night, Daddy! It's morning for us, and you are going to bed." That is hilarious to her, and she giggles every time. John often forgets what time of day it is for us, and what day it is. Luci always remembers. I figure John has more on his mind than Luci does.

Interesting sites: World Clock

Set Time and Date on your Homepage from iGoogle

What time is it? Free games for kids

What time is it.com--find the time in any city