Nicer weather in Chicago means spring is coming, and it is Daylight Savings Time. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour. Daylight Savings Time officially arrives at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. Thank goodness we will have some light at the end of the day.  The original intent of daylight savings was to conserve energy usage with lighting and dates back to 1895.  Here is a little excerpt I ran across from Loyola that I thought was interesting.

But keep in mind that Daylight Savings Time comes with a few hazards. Nidhi Undevia, MD, and the staff of Loyola’s Sleep Program remind us that on average, people go to work or school on the first Monday of Daylight Savings after sleeping 40 fewer minutes than normal. And recent studies have found there’s a higher risk of heart attacks, traffic accidents and workplace injuries on the first Monday of Daylight Savings. The issue is that many people already are sleep-deprived; and losing an hour’s sleep may make them even more tired for a few days. So let’s all try to get enough sleep on Sunday night and use extra caution as we start the new week.

I an in Miami for a derm conference and wondering why people ever decided to live in Chicago.

Just ran into this video.  I have always enjoyed time lapse video.  But this one of Dubai is unbelievable. The official post is below from Vimeo.

Filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights.
Shot on the Canon 7D, 2x5DmkII and one Panasonic GF1
Dedicated to Sky Vassar who died recently at a tragically young age.
Please read my blog for BTS info.
philipbloom.co.uk/2010/01/24/sky/
Thanks to Media Prima and Talkabout Media
Music is from “The Fountain” by Clint Mansell

[vimeo 8951807 Dubai]

We got a record amount of snow in the Chicago area.  12.9 inches.  It was really fun and even shoveling it wasn’t too bad.  Here is a photo of Ashlee’s car just about buried.  Another little known fact is that there was a 4.2 magnitude earthquake too.  Maybe the weight of all the snow triggered it.  The dogs and Hannah are loving the snow, but it is too deep for everyone except Cinder.

We had a pretty big snow storm in Chicago a couple days ago.  We got about 8 inches over the course of about 24 hours.  Hannah and the doggies of course love it.  Here is a short video of Hannah trying to walk through the snow and some photos of Nadia standing up to her elbows.
[youtubehq FMHcoWYYcsY Hannah in Snow]

In picture number one you see a young male trying to hang onto the last remnants of his former more natural self (and doing a pretty fine job of it.)  In picture number two you see this same male on the right having fully given in to the more civilized life.  Both these photos are of camping/hiking trips that my dad took with his cousin.  The trips were separated by about 30 years.

When I woke up this morning it was actually 0 degrees!  How often does that happen?  I could do some of my beloved “research”, but Hannah and I are busy eating our hot oatmeal.  Maybe later.  It is now a whopping—

Lyons Police Department, Lyons, Illinois (PWS)

Updated: 1 min 44 sec ago

1.8 °F Partly Cloudy Windchill: -16 °F Humidity: 63% Dew Point: -8 °F Wind: 13.0 mph from the SE Wind Gust: 15.0 mph Pressure: 29.92 in (Rising) Visibility: 8.0 miles UV: 0 out of 16 Clouds: Few 2000 ft (Above Ground Level) Elevation: 615 ft

I know that it will only get colder as the winter progresses.  So fun!  I just love the Midwest!

The Chicago area had the first few flurries of the winter.  I actually kind of hope we have all kinds of snow this year.  It would be fun.