Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

Last night we turned our clocks back as the United States ended Daylight Savings Time for 2009. So today I went around the house and reconfigured all the times. “Use your cellphone to make them correct,” Earl suggested, “since it has the most accurate time.” I did.

I relish that extra hour we get in the fall, and my only problem is how to spend it. Should I change all the clocks before I retire and guarantee myself an extra hour’s sleep? Or should I wait until morning and give myself an extra hour of productivity or fun?

I do it differently every year, but this time I chose to put the clocks back in the morning. Which means I’ll be early to the health club, and hopefully many others will have forgotten. This, in turn, means I’ll get a lap lane to myself in the swimming pool.