NFL WILD CARD CONFIDENCE PICKS 01/15-16-17/2021

I really don’t like doing these play off games.  It is so hard to tell if a lower rank team will play over their head.  Or a higher ranked team will be over confident and play badly.   Then you have the reason it is called “WILD CARD”.  The officials.  The most unpredictable people on the field.  Of course they have many things they are trying to watch for at the same time.   But I really think, sometimes, it depends on their attitude at game time, which may change at any time, even several times during a game. (BUT it does seem they always favor the HOME team.   VIKINGS: Fire HC: Mike Zimmer and GM: Rick Spielman DOLPHINS:  Fire HC: Brian Flores GIANTS: Fire HC: Joe Judge TEXANS: Fire HC: David Cully   WASHINGTON:  Is considering a name change, (vacating their prior name, which was, as i see it; a tribute to our Native American heritage.  I don’t really get the RED “skin”, part.  But, a tribute to the way our Native American’s way of life.  The way they fought for their land and lifestyle ).  Would we not be of the same mindset if we were invaded, with our land and lifestyle at stake.  Most likely not.   HOWEVER. (warning, political statement ahead  I am neither REPUBLiCAN, nor DEMOCRAT.  i have no political affilitation in any way shape or form. I do not find a place for POLITICS in the governing of our U.S.A.)   Football is like a small war.  The football is a “BOMB”,  with one team trying to drop the “BOMB”,  in the rival’s base territory, (the goal line).  Part of the war is to strike fear in the hearts of  the opponents.   MY OPINION:  What could bring more terror in the hearts of anyone???   The Washington PELOSIS.!   Of course they would be left looking for another name after she is dispensed with.  I do think their new name should reflect the area they are in.  Washington once had a MLB team named SENATORS.   Perhaps the name “CAPITOLS” ? All Times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE SATURDAY 01/15//21 16:30 1 NBC Raiders (10–7) 19 @ BENGALS (10–7) 26 4 4/4 SATURDAY 01/15/21 20:15 2  CBS Patriots (10–7) 17 @ BILLS (11–6) 47 3 7/7             SUNDAY   01/16/21 13:00   3  FOX Eagles (9–8) 15 @ BUCCANEERS (13–4) 31 5 12/12                 SUNDAY   01/16/21 16:30               4  CBS 49’ERS(10–7) 23 @ COWBOYS(12–6) 17 1 12/11             SUNDAY 01/16/21 20:15       5 NBC Steelers (9–7–1) 21 @ CHIEFS (12–5) 42 6 18/17           MONDAY 01/17//221 20:15       6 ESPN Cardinals (11-6) 11 @ RAMS (12–5) 34 2 20/19                                                                           GAMES /   GAMES Points Possible 21 Tie Break (Total score Last Game) 49 Total 45 Points Off +4 Post Views: 91

2020 MARCH MADNESS PICK SHEETS , UPDATES AND OCCASIONAL OPINION

MARCH 12,2020 “Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships,” the NCAA said in a statement. “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.” This marks the first year the NCAA tournament has not been played since its inception in 1939. That year, the event featured only eight teams, and Oregon beat Ohio State to win the first championship. National Championship   ]This is where you can print your “OFFICE POOL” Bracket, Check the scores, etc. Yes I will have “MY PICKS” so you can compare your picks to mine. (And Laugh or Cry)I will have A “MASTER BRACKET”,  “WHAT IF YOU CHOSE THE HIGH PICKS”  for each game.  Yes I will have MY PICKS. .An “UPSET” will be RED on “ALL HIGH PICKS”  Bracket.  GREEN indicate HIGH SEED Win What is a seed?  Merely a starting place.  Although unlikely, IT is possible for two 16 seeds to meet in the final game.  Would lets say Michigan St  were to be seeded as a number 16.  They would still have  to win all games to be CHAMPION ! SEEDING attempts to give a more favored team an easier path to the CHAMPIONSHIP.  Seeding should lead to  the best 2 teams playing in the final game.  However there  is always that upset minded team;  or  the chance that the favored team has a bad game, a stand out player is sick or injured. To  print BRACKET:  HOVER OVER SHEET.  You will see a window at bottom with an arrow pointing down (second from right).  Click this button.  It will open a new window with the bracket then click the printer icon or go to file,  and PRINT. TO Enlarge each sheet: Hover over and select the square on the far bottom RIGHT.  To return to PAGE  Repeat. MASTER BRACKET 2020 NCAA tournament schedule and locations: DATES ROUND WATCH CITY, STATE HOST(S) FACILITY March 15 Selection Sunday 6 p.m. ET on CBS N/A CBS will broadcast the Selection Show at 6 p.m. ET N/A March 17-18 First Four March Madness Live Dayton, OH University of Dayton UD Arena March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Albany, NY Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Times Union Center March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Spokane, WA University of Idaho Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live St. Louis, MO Missouri Valley Conference Enterprise Center March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Tampa, FL University of South Florida Amalie Arena March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Greensboro, NC Atlantic Coast Conference Greensboro Coliseum March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Omaha, NE Creighton University CenturyLink Center Omaha March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Sacramento, CA Sacramento State University Golden 1 Center March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Cleveland, OH Mid-American Conference/Cleveland State Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse March 26/28 Midwest Regional March Madness Live Indianapolis, IN Horizon League/IUPUI Lucas Oil Stadium March 26/28 West Regional March Madness Live Los Angeles, CA Pepperdine University STAPLES Center March 27/29 South Regional March Madness Live Houston, TX University of Houston Toyota Center March 27/29 East Regional March Madness Live New York, NY St. John’s University/Big East Conference Madison Square Garden April 4/6 Final Four and title game TBS/ March Madness Live Atlanta, GA Georgia Institute of Technology MASTER BRACKET ALL HIGH PICKS   MY PICKS Post Views: 111

NCAA March Madness 2016

What a thrilling ending to the 2016 edition of MARCH MADNESS. North Carolina probably wishing the could have waited a couple of seconds for their final shot.  I didn’t do so well.  I DID however pick a number two seed to win (Michigan State); BUT it was a number two seed which won.  So I have to give myself  a half credit (?). It has been FUN.  I  plan to do this again next year.  Despite my troubles with CHROME.  It gave me fits in updating.  I would spend sometimes an hour updating just one bracket sheet.  Finally learned I had to clear my cache every time before I attempted to update anything. Be sure to check back regularly.  I don’t have any idea what I will write about….. NO! wait I have some idea.  Maybe some racing history. (If I can find the notes I made a couple years ago.  Also…. who knows. WELCOME TO OUR 2016 MARCH MADNESS.  I am not sure How many years we have been doing this.  I will have to look it up.   This is where you can print your “OFFICE POOL” Bracket, Check the scores, etc. I will have this “MASTER BRACKET”,  “WHAT IF YOU CHOSE THE HIGH PICKS”  for each game.  An “UPSET BRACKET”  (if the favored team wins it will be in Green, if it is an upset it will be listed in RED”.  And, Yes I will have my picks so you can compare your picks to mine. (And Laugh or Cry)  What is a seed?  Merely a starting place.  Although unlikely, IT is possible for two 16 seeds to meet in the final game.  Would lets say Michigan St  were to be seeded as a number 16.  They would still have  to win all games to be CHAMPION !    SEEDING attempts to give a more favored team an easier path to the CHAMPIONSHIP.  Seeding should lead to  the best 2 teams playing in the final game.  However there  is always that upset minded team;  or  the chance that the favored team has a bad game, a stand out player is sick or injured.  I am reminded of one year in our STATE High School WRESTLING Tournament.  The Athletic Assn.  decided to go with a draw, rather than seeding.  The Result?  Two wrestlers with one defeat each faced each other in the first match.  Loser of a first round match goes home.  It was a 3 OT match.  One of these wrestlers went home, while wrestlers with more losses during the season advanced.  The winner of this match had no competition left.  Easy wins.  He won the CHAMPIONSHIP  that first match.  Not much excitement. Reportedly there is a TEENAGE GIRL in Indiana who has only missed 3 games in this years bracket. She picked Texas over Northern Iowa.  California over Hawaii. Final game she had Syracuse over North Carolina.  Her Champion pick is……VILLANOVA. She says she does not follow Basketball regularly and has only attended a game or two at her high school.      Maybe this is proof the rest of us over think some things To  print BRACKET: Click on PRINT PDF button at top and select page with the bracket you want to print. ( If you do not see the “PRINT PDF” button.  Please go to the The Title “NCAA March Madness 2016”  and click to advance to the full post).  MASTER BRACKET ALL HIGH PICKS UPSETS MY PICKS       Post Views: 106

NCAA 2015 MARCH MADNESS

  NCAA MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENT. Right now it appears that Kentucky will receive the overall number one seed.  Which guarantees them the easiest path to the final four. Here is where I make many of you mad.  Might just as well get it out of the way right now.  After careful consideration I predict KENTUCKY will be the first NUMBER ONE seed out.   Kentucky is a good team and appears as of now they will go undefeated in regular season.    But if you look at their schedule…..WHO have they played.  A few teams that may be in the Tournament.   But looking at their overall schedule,  it has been pretty much of a soft schedule.  In  other years it could have been a tough schedule.  But this year,  well it was a disappointment.  All teams have these years….maybe.  But it may work out for them.  While they have pretty much coasting, and other teams have been going toe to toe.   They may be the most rested team entering the Tournament. Is it possible for a team with a losing record be in the BIG DANCE?  Just ask MEAC Tournament Champion Hampton Pirates.   With a 16-17 record.  The answer is yes.   Can they wear the Glass Slipper? What is a seed?  Merely a starting place.  Although unlikely, IT is possible for two 16 seeds to meet in the final game.  Would lets say Kentucky were to be seeded as a number 16.  They would still have  to win all games to be CHAMPION ! OKAY.  so I was wrong Villanova was first number 1 out.  So That makes Kentucky 2nd Number 1 seed out. I called it right the second time!!  Kentucky was the second number 1 out.  They did play well.  But their weak regular season schedule did not prepare them for the stronger teams.  It took a last second desperation shot to overcome Notre Dame.  But Wisconsin’s tough season made them ready.   The behavior of the Kentucky “FANS” back in Kentucky I am sure did not reflect the feelings of the Wildcat Coaches and Players.  However their acts do reflect back to them, the University, and The STATE.  I still do not understand this type of childish behavior.  It does not change the outcome of the game.  Maybe “TOO Much ALCOHOL”  is an excuse.  But that would be all it was.  NOT A REASON!  Kentucky did make it a lot farther than I expected.  Hats off to Kentucky Team for not quitting.  Maybe next year (for a change) they will return with experienced players, and not have to rely on Freshmen.  Here is to next year Kentucky. Season is over.   Congratulations to DUKE.  It is hard to say one bad call changes the outcome of a game.  However a couple of bad calls and NO CALLS.  Can alter a game.  In what I saw was DUKE get more than their share the last 3 minutes of the game.  I saw them commit charges that were mis -called BLOCKS.  I saw Duke throw up there forearms to clear space.  I really think the REFS let the game get out of control.  Of course You can make the excuse that they were letting the teams play.   HOWEVER,  the Most Questionable Non Call was with about 2 minutes +/-.   It was plenty obvious the Ball went out last touched by DUKE’s Winslow I think.  I am not really good with names.   But no one can say for sure if that really made a big difference,  DOWN by 5.  It would have given the BADGERS a chance to score and cut the lead by 2 or 3, (if they scored).   This could have changed the momentum, or not.  Who can say? But it is over no going back.   I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT UNLIKE KENTUCKY,  I SAW NO BEHAVIOR ON THE PART OF EITHER TEAMS FANS.  (hope I’m not speaking too soon).   But Hats off to them for showing maturity.   Well THAT IS HOW I SEE IT. Check back for other articles throughout the year.  Maybe  some Public Service Announcements, or who knows what may strike my fancy.   Maybe a few sports articles.  but I Just have not been able to get into baseball since the strike which brought about the PED thing when they  allowed Mark McGuire to hit those home runs to generate interest in the game.  Just like the NBA let MJ get by with making his own rules to create interest in their arena.  I can’t really call them sports any more.  But will be back with our usual Football coverage.  ACTUAL / RESULTS http://fromthemiddleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-MM-Brackett-Actual.pdf ALL-High-Picks. http://fromthemiddleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-MM-Bracket-ALL-High-Picks1.pdf UPSETS http://fromthemiddleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-MM-Brackett-Upsets1.pdf MY PICKS http://fromthemiddleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-MM-Brackett-My-Picks.pdf Post Views: 118

SUPER BOWL XLIX FEB. 01, 2015

UPDATE:  NFL has found 11 of the 12 balls used Sunday against the Colts, were indeed under inflated.  I guess the Patriots were afraid of the Colts beating them.  Not that they had to as it turned out.   What punishment would be appropriate?  We know the answer.  FORFEIT TO THE COLTS.  But they won’t go that far.  Any thing less will be merely a slap on the wrist.   After all the MARKETING MONIES, and PUBLICITY for advancing to the Super Bowl will way out weigh any other punishment.    Suspension of William Stephen “Bill” Belichick.  No problem.  Given the  teams history, they will most likely find a way for him to watch and get plays to the other coaches.  Speaking of the other coaches,  who have been with Belichick long enough to know how he would call the game any way.  Maybe suspending QB Tom Brady, TE Rob Gronkowski, Place Kicker Stephen Gostkowski, Punter Ryan Allen, and of course RB LaGarrette Blount.  But suspending players would not really be fair to those players or the rest of the team. What ever punishment handed should have a HUGE impact on  the Patriots bottom line. HOW ABOUT Forfeiture of all income springing from their advancement to and including Their SUPER BOWL appearance.  (excluding the players pay. Of Course).  Plus any sanctions NFL chooses to place on Future Draft Picks, etc.etc.  We  all know MONEY is what PROFESSIONAL  SPORTS  IS ALL ABOUT! We have now reached the BIGGEST game of the season…..     “SUPER BOWL”  !!!!!. Two great teams, Two great Quarter Backs, with a great supporting cast. Yes the QB’s usually take the praise when his team wins.  But he is also called upon to bear the burden when his team gets beat.  Just like the Pitcher on a Baseball team.  BUT, in FOOTBALL.  There are many teams.  Offense, Defense, Special Teams,  Back up Player, Practice Teams, Coaching Team, and lets not forget that all important team……the 12 th man team.  Everyone of these teams are just as important as the  other.  The OFFENSE, plays its game to MOVE the ball down field, and SCORE points. The DEFENSE,  plays its game to STOP the movement down the field, and if the opportunity arises, STEAL the ball away.  (Just like in Basketball).  Then in semi-rare occasions SCORE points.   Kind of makes it seem like the DEFENSE does most of the work and gets a passing note of praise, for a win. The SPECIAL TEAMS.  Are a combination of OFFENSE and DEFENSE.  They are the SPECIALISTS, as the name implies. They can return kickoffs, or receive punts, or play for the onside kick.  They include the KICKERS, SETTERS, RETURNERS, and anything else they may be asked to do. The PRACTICE TEAM, is that unknown group, which plays one of the most important roles on the team.  They don’t make the big money, the game time players make.  (Perhaps $100,000.00 a a year).  What many people don’t realize is the Practice Team must mimic every opponent their team may face in a season.  After  all, how would the Patriots practice against the Seahawks, and vice-versa.  If you think that is easy,  try being a different team every week. The BACK UP Team.  The Subs, the Bench warmers. The men who sit on the sidelines hoping to someday get into a real game.  They must be ready at any moment to enter the game and play up to the same standards as the starters.  While on the sidelines they must be cheerleaders, spirit lifters, if you will.  It can’t be easy waiting to get in a game, (most likely; even if un-concioiusly  hoping for something to happen to the starter to afford them their chance), to be that support group. The Coaching Team.  Held together by the HEAD COACH.  Each coach has his speciality.  They are the ones who decides the plays, trains the players, and inspires them to succeed.  Of course if you ask any one of them HIS job is the most important coaching position on the team.  But the Head coach is the one who acts as referee, and maintains the peace among this group.  I’m sure the Offensive Co-ordinator, makes most of the offensive play calls, just as the Defensive Co-Ordinator, makes the decisions on defensive plays. Etc.Etc. on down the line.  But the Head Coach is the ultimate decision maker. NOW.  We come to that all important 12 th MAN TEAM.  They are sometimes called the “Boosters”, because that is what they do.  They give the team that extra BOOST.  Cheering them on to work harder, Applauding them when they make good plays.  Supporting the team by buying the game tickets, concessions, and the various souvenirs, and Team apparel.  They make noise to drown out the opposing teams signals, and hush up so their team can be heard and on the same wavelength. On one hand you have the seasoned veteran, TOM BRADY.  On the other hand you have that “undersized” QB, RUSSEL WILSON, who is in his THRD year.  BUT…. by the way already has one Super Bowl Championship under his belt.  HUH? Can that be right.  The QB most teams thought was to short to play that position effectively?  YEP.  That be him.  (Not to brag or anything.  But if you check my post  of Jan. 13, 2012.  Colts 1st Round Draft Pick Is….  I had Wilson as a TOP 3 Pick: in my eyes the most capable of the three).  Can he be the QB with 2 Super Bowl Championships in a career of 3 years. This should be the BEST Super Bowl in MANY years.  But there is always that unknown phantom that can come in and just make the game a blow out.  As my Dad, always said.  “HOPE FOR THE BEST, AND EXPECT THE WORSE”. As of this writing the odds makers in Las Vegas, have made no move as to odds and who they think will win.  Right now it is just… Continue reading SUPER BOWL XLIX FEB. 01, 2015

NFL Confidence Picks Preliminary Post With Schedules

WELCOME:  To  the 95 th Season of the National Football League (NFL) !!! Set to Kickoff Thursday September 4, 2014.  Facing off will be Defending Super Bowl Champs. the SEAHAWKS of SEATTLE  hosting The PACKERS from GREEN BAY.  The SEASON will conclude on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1,2015.  At the University of Phoenix Stadium, in  GLENDALE, AZ. Regular season spans from Sept. 4 – Dec. 28, 2014 Playoffs Start Jan. 3, 2015. This will be SUPER BOWL  XLIX Pro Bowl is set for Jan. 25, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Az NFL 2014 TEAM SCHEDULES Arizona Cardinals  Atlanta Falcons   Baltimore Ravens  Buffalo Bills   Carolina Panthers  Chicago Bears   Dallas Cowboys  Denver Bronchos   Detroit Lions  Green Bay Packers   Houston Texans     Indianapolis Colts  Jackson Jaguars   Kansas City Chiefs   Miami Dolphins  Minnesota Vikings   New England Patriots     New Orleans Saints  N. Y. Giants   N. Y. Jets   Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles  Pittsburgh Steelers   San Diego Chargers     San Francisco 49’ers   Seattle Seahawks  St. Louis Rams  Tampa Bay Buccaneers   Tennessee Titans  Washington Redskins   For those of you who do not know how confidence ranking goes, let me explain. If we were playing an office pool,(which we ARE NOT).  The object is to score the most points. To obtain the score YOU rank the teams by how confident you are a team will win its game.  EXAMPLE:  Say this week we have 17 games.  The team you are most confident will win you would assign the number 17 and follow down to the team you are least confident in and assign that number 1.   We use the Monday night game as a TIE BREAKER.  The tie is broke by the closest to the total (that is the COMBINED score of the two participating tams) final score, without going over. If we were playing this is how my sheet would look;  My pick will be in bold Capital letters.  you can use circling, underlining, or highlighting.  I will show my correct points in Bold   I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   THURSDAY 09/04/2014 20::30 Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks SUNDAY 13:00 1 @ 2 @ 3 @ 4 @ 5 @ 6 @ 7 @ 8 @   SUNDAY 16:05 SUNDAY 12/29/13 16:25   9 @  10  @  11  @   12 @ 13 @ 14  @  15  @ SUNDAY 12/29/13 20:30  16 @ MONDAY 12/30/13 20:40 @ Tie Breaker (Monday 2 team total) Actual Score Points Off Possible Points   Post Views: 120

It Is MARCH MADNESS TIME

Finally it is  MARCH MADNESS!!!!!.  Who will be the Number One team this year? Who will be the CINDERELLA team? Could this be the year a 16 seed upsets a number 1 seed? Who will be the most upset minded team? Could we see a one Conference final game. Maybe even a one Conference FINAL FOUR. Will SOMEONE Come Up with a PERFECT PICK SHEET. WOW!   Lots of possibilities waiting for us. Maybe your favorite School Will WIN First we have to have our 68 teams. So Knowing you can’t account for the NCAA’s  Comittee, THEY have an altogether sometimes strange reasoning for their picks.  One thing I really don’t like is this. The committee has decided to add 4 teams they would not have included in the original 64.    They may take one of these teams to play into a 12 seed spot.   They may have 2 of these teams play into the same  SET OF 16.  The way I see it they should have these teams play in by having them play the 16 seeds.  That way you have one play in, in each block of 16.   But; Going out on a limb. I have selected these 68 teams to play in the NCAA Tournament of 2013.  In Alphabetical Order. [table]1st 16, 2nd 16,3rd 16,4th 16 1. Akron,  18. Hampton,  35. Memphis,52. St. Mary’s 2. Arizona, 19. Harvard,  36.  Miami,53. San Diego St. 3. Belmont,  20. Illinois,  37. Michigan. ,54. S. Dakota 4. Boise St,  21. Indiana,  38. Michigan St.  ,55. Southern 5. Bucknell,  22  Iona,  39. Minnesota.  ,56.  Stephen  F. Austen 6  Butler,  23. Iowa St. ,  40. Missouri.  .,57.  Syracuse 7. California,  24. James Madison.,41.Montana ,58.  Temple 8. Cincinnati,  25 Kansas,  42. New Mexico  ,59. Tennessee 9. Colorado,  26. Kansas St,  43. N.Carolina,60.  UCLA 10. Colorado St.,  27.  Kentucky,  44. N. Carolina St.,61. UNLV 11. Creighton,  28 LaSalle,  45.  Notre Dame,62. Valparaiso 12. Davidson,  29.  Liberty,   46. Ohio St.,63. Va. Commonwealth 13. Duke,  30.  Long Beach St.,  47. Oklahoma, 64. Vermont 14.  Florida, 31LIU Brooklyn., 48. Oklahoma St., 65.   Villanova 15. Florida Gulf Coast,  32.  Louisiana Tech.,  49.  Oregon,66. W. Kentucky 16. Georgetown,  33.  Louisville,  50.Pittbursgh , 67. Witchita St. 17.Gonzaga,34. Marquette,51.  St. Louis,68.  Wisconsin [/table] Now my Picks for Number one seeds.  (which will not happen due to the NCAA’s need to spread the wealth).  The most deserving (as I see it)  Indiana, Michigan St., Michigan, and Gonzaga. I Know a lot of you will wonder why I have 3 teams from the Big Ten.  Simply because,  The strength of the Big 10 this year.  I think if any of these teams were in ANY other conference they would have been the number one team. That is the way I see it. Join me for our annual Picks un-contest  SEE if you can beat me.  I once again will have my picks using the upper ranked team, my personal picks, and the actual finishes. Post Views: 120

Day Light Savings Time

I’ll start this by saying.  If you have a bank and you have a savings account, would you not be able to have at least a little bit of money saved?  If you went six months later to withdraw some of that money, and found you had none, WHAT would you do?  Would you go see a lawyer, just complain to the bank, or would you have an alternative of some kind? I have been on this futile trip many years, and when I go to withdraw the daylight I have none.  So if you have a secret of how to get that daylight let me know.  PLEASE! If you are  a poor working stiff I’d be willing to bet you don’t like losing an hour of sleep.  A shorter weekend.  I know of some people who have lost their jobs because their body cannot adjust to the change.  People who do make it to work on time are often drowsy, an inability to stay awake, thus increasing accidents not only at work but on the way to work. Till  Roenneberg, is CHRONOBIOLOGIST, (that is a fancy way of saying he is an expert of how time affects life).  Roenneberg is staff member of the University of Munich.  Here is what he has to say about Daylight Saving Time.  “Our internal clocks set themselves according to the environment”.  “So, our natural chronometers keep time with the sun, not the alarm clocks sitting by our beds, and this is the main reason it is hard for us to adjust”.  “The social time changes but the sun does not.” Supposedly, (per our government), The change is to save energy.  There has been no proof of any such savings.   There IS proof, however,  the consumption of gasoline rises. I know most of my friends have to be at work between 6 am and 7am.  It is still dark. When it doesn’t get dark until around 10pm it makes it harder to fall asleep at a proper time.  Not to mention, have you ever tried to get children to bed when it is daylight?  Good Luck.  Children start going to school at dark.  Not a real safe thing to do.  While growing up in a small town, one of the rules was be home by sunset.  Now that would mean 10 pm.  Too late. Farmers do you have more daylight time to get your work done?  Apparently not I see many of you in your fields after dark.  Do your animals know you have changed the time on your alarm clock? ARIZONA is the only state that has a state government smart enough to leave the clock alone, and let nature take it’s course. Now for some it is even worse.  You take Indiana for example.  Indiana is a state which is actually situated in the CENTRAL TIME ZONE.  But during the switch from mainly agricultural to manufacturing, the government decided to align itself with NEW YORK, rather than CHICAGO.  My friends there tell me a few years ago, their Governor, Mitch Daniels, forced them to change to ATLANTIC TIME, during the daylight savings period.  I guess the people never got to vote on it and some of their representatives even faced divorce,  It seems the government did not have the votes in the Capitol Building to pass this atrocity,  so what did they do.  They put a hold on the voting for at least a day so they could bully the dissenters into changing their votes,  going against the wishes of their constituents.  The result is Indiana is 2 hours ahead of the sun. I would like to see them admit that there is no daylight saving, merely a shift of time zones. EDT = Atlantic Standard Time.  CDT= Eastern Standard Time. etc.  You get the picture If we have to endure this  hardship so a few wealthy executives, can have a little more time to get their GOLF in,  then why can’t we at least have a truth in time law. That Is How I See It. Post Views: 625

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