Hey Bob

Now we are adding light at both ends of the day.

In my location, we begin adding light at BOTH ends on Jan. 8th, however, we started getting more light on one end of the day on Dec. 22nd. Dawn and Dusk just move around a bit between Dec. 6th and Jan. 8th.

It still isn't light here when we go to work, but it is getting there.

On June 21st, the sunrise will be at 5:18am and sunset at 8:41pm, however one must consider that we go to daylight savings time....so times are skewed for that, but total light hours are not. On June 22, we lose a second of daylight.

Even more fun to study are the crossquarter days which used to be celebrations in ancient cultures...one is coming up soon. Imbolc on Feb 3rd is half way to Spring, then Beltaine, May 5th, half way to the first day of Summer, Lughnasad August 7th, half way to the Autumnal Equinox and then Samhain, Nov. 7th which we know as Halloween. I love archeoastronomy...kind of a fun field. Looks like even the ancients struggled with light and the passage of time. They got to boogie on more days tho. Crossquarters, Equinox, and Solstices. I think a week off per month would be reasonable holiday time for us.

Like I said, I have more time on my hands than is reasonable.

I've moved on from the length of day question to cycleops with a Sawzall...

I have been forbidden to buy the Sawzall.

Hubby said he will demo the kitchen.

Life stinks. I can't have ANY fun. Poo.

I don't know how hubby expects me to have any good material to post on here if he denies me my power tools, power kites or other fun things.

I know he is looking at my ability to hold onto things lately, which due to the hand neuropathy, is tenuous at best.

I am sure the Sawzall has a safety device.

Hubby says I will get a bad Body Hum from it, if I have a body left after my misadventures with it.

Yes, you might get alot of unpleasant vibration effects.

I used to use a power tool outside... and my hands couldn't take it. (a small snowblower).

I feel like the Princess and the Pea. Everything that is fun hurts me.

You are right, power tools cause hideous vibration issues, not good for neuropathy 'sufferers'.

Pardon me while I go sit on my mattress and complain. That makes people feel sorry for me less......

I have an electric chainsaw. It's very light and quiet compared to a gas one, and it doesn't give me buzzies too bad. Maybe you should get one of those...what could possibly go wrong?