I don't necessarily mind losing an hour per se, I rarely know what time it is unless I have to, but going from driving to work in the dark in December to a gradually lightening sky early in the year to after the sun comes up only to be cruelly plunged back into darkness in March sucks dead goats.

So sitting on the dead goats bench with -t. I hated going to work and going home in the dark of non-DST. I'd plump for all-DST, alla time if I had a vote.

meara! How was the Samin Nosrat? Did she cook? Tell us (well, tell me, at least)! She's a hero of mine, ITYW. I mean I've never been a foodie, but the joy with which she approaches food and the people who grow it, and the people who prepare it...it has helped me to relax around that whole process. Which is a big thing in my world.

Timelies all!

Last night we got a babysitter and went to see Beth Patterson in concert. Fun, as always.

Do we have a group log-in for the Wall Street Journal?

Did everyone already know that Tataouine is a real place?? (If you spell it that way.) It's in Tunisia, and they filmed Star Wars there.

I'd plump for all-DST, alla time if I had a vote.

Florida did vote for it, but the feds haven't approved it yet. That would mean we are out of sync with the rest of the east coast half the year, but I'd prefer that the the time change foolishness.

I did not, Jesse. Cool!

I can't decide if this makes the Calamari better or worse

I've seen a number of places advocating for DST year-around ... changing the clocks (most of mine do NOT automatically update) is a pain. I saw one person, from a childcare center, saying that in the fall the kids get upset because it's dark outside and their parents haven't picked them up yet. I'd go for it, except in a few years I'd bet someone would come up with the bright idea of moving the clocks ahead an hour for the summer, forgetting/ignoring that we did that already.

I really want to stay on standard time year round, because noon is when the sun is at the highest point, darn it.

Samin was awesome! The event was a bit weird though—they hadn't planned very well and filled the symphony hall, had one interviewer on stage with her, and then opened for audience questions. But instead of having a roving person with a mic or having people write questions and picking, they were calling on people whose hands were up?? In a giant symphony hall that didn't work so well.

But she was super cool and funny and said that her new fame is weird because people recognize her and give her hugs (not cool!) and want to watch her eat? Amusingly she said it's probably weirder for her friends. She also talked about therapy!