A L O H A From Honolulu! 6:37pm
In North America,
a coalition of businessmen
and scientists decided
on time zones, and
in 1883, U.S. and
Canadian railroads
adopted four
(Eastern, Central,
Mountain & Pacific)
to streamline service...
...The shift was not
universally well received.
Evangelical Christians were
among the strongest
opponents, arguing
“time came from God
and railroads were
not to mess with it."
New York Times *
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The trick to forgetting
the big picture
is to look at
everything
close-up.
Chuck Palahniuk
Every human being is
an artist, a freedom being,
called to participate
in transforming and
reshaping the conditions,
thinking and structures
that shape and
inform our lives.
Joseph Beuys
The job of cats is to inspire
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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
* The Hawaiian Islands operate on Hawaiian Standard Time all year long. HST = 10 Hours behind Coordinated Universal Time UTC
Here and now is more than enough for me. And some days too much.
ReplyDeleteEvangelicals being against it is a good reason for it as far as I'm concerned. Time zones make sense.
ReplyDeleteImagine the mess there would be with no time zones.
ReplyDeleteThe close-up of Pixie's eye really gives us a cat's-eye perspective. She is such a gem.
ReplyDeleteI think time zones are a help, in general. However, my state is divided right in the middle by a time zone and I live next to it! Makes for craziness when you live in one time zone and work in another.
ReplyDeleteWow that's really interesting! Thanks each of you for these warm comments
ReplyDeleteIn the good old days, every city and town decided what their time would be.
ReplyDeleteHello Cloudia, your posts always make me smile. Thank you always and Aloha!
ReplyDeleteAloha! Namaste _/\_
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike that's what provoking
ReplyDeleteThought provoking
ReplyDeleteGreat skies.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing photo of half a cat! We are getting very close to finally making daylight time permanent across B.C, which needed cooperation from western States in the U.S. to do the same.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful eye! Yup, the whole time zone thing is still stongly contested, and the history is fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI love your many sunsets in this post, and all the other photos as well.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason the switch to daily savings time seems extra controversial this year. I think lots of people are getting crankier.
Pixie don´t give a cat´s ass. :)
ReplyDeleteWho is that sweet kitty?
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
This place is like time stands still
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