DST and other/better dates to celebrate

Are you ready for Daylight Savings Time?The latest crise du jour stems from the 2005 Energy Policy Act, which moves daylight saving time forward by about three weeks to March 11. The result? This time change is likely to throw off computer users’ operating systems and Outlook calendars. Find out how to fix it here....PC Magazine, Mar. 5
(As seen in the 3/7/07 issue of American Libraries Direct)


Microsoft: Daylight Saving Time Help and Support CenterThis guide helps users of computers with Microsoft Windows operating systems make sure that their computers are updated for the new daylight saving time. "Beginning in 2007, daylight saving time (DST) will be extended in the United States. DST will start on March 11, 2007, which is three weeks earlier than usual, and it will end on November 4, 2007." Include sections for home and workplaces users, IT professionals, and PDAs and cell phones.URL: http://support.microsoft.com/dst2007
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23457 (As seen listed in LII New This Week 3/8/07)

WVLSers are Party Animals

Those who know WVLS well know that we really like to eat. Passersby are often seen gazing through the office window...eyeing the always-interesting array of tasty tidbits on display. If we can find a legitimate reason to mark a day as 'special' for some reason so that we can point to a REAL reason to have treats, so much the better! We've even been known to tailor our dress and treats in appropriate colors for special days. So, yes, we DO like to celebrate.

I just noticed a couple of upcoming notable dates that may be worth celebration - dates we've never recognized in our office before that might well make for interesting clothing and food.

Just next week on Monday, March 12th we could celebrate the beginning of the Girl Scouts. Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Georgia on March 12, 1912 for a local Girl Scout meeting. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. With the goal of bringing girls out of isolated home environments and into community service and the open air, Girl Scouts hiked, played basketball went on camping trips, learned how to tell time by the stars, and studied first aid. Today Girl Scouts of the USA has a membership of nearly four million girls and adults...more than 50 million women in the U.S. today are Girl Scout alumnae...(about 1/2 of the WVLS staff have Girl Scout/Brownie connections...a couple even admit to being 'thrown out' of their troops for......(h-m-m-m, maybe that's fodder for another story, another time). Anyway, we could wear brown or green, dig out our old badge sashes, check to see if we have any frozen Girl Scout cookies to bring to the office, bring in S'mores candy bars, etc.

On Friday, April 6th we could all wear some kind of plaid to work to mark America's National Tartan Day. This day has been officially recognized by the US Senate a a celebration of the contribution generations of Scots-Americans have made to the character and prosperity of the United States. There are over 20 million people who claim Scots descent in the US (I'm one of them through my mother who was a Fulton, a direct descendant of Robert Fulton of steamboat fame). But what to bring for food? Haggis? Porridge? Scotch Whisky (only the Irish and Americans spell this word whiskEy).

Celebrating all kinds of events/milestones in the office every once in a while might seem rather frivolous to some but, to us, it adds a bit of fun, learning, and always, always, good food.