This year on November 3rd was the 101st end of daylight saving time and started the beginning of “falling back”. Falling back is when we gain an extra hour in the day by setting the clocks back by an hour , the practice was first implemented in the United States in 1918 to help save on the cost of fuel. There are only two states in the US that do not participate in this practice, Hawaii and Arizona. The days feel shorter and it gets dark sooner. Around 4:30 pm the sun starts to set and by 5:30 pm, it is completely dark outside. During this time I always feel like I get more sleep, some people can argue that they do not. I don’t understand how people can say that they do not notice that is darker earlier than usual. When I was younger I didn’t even know changes in time such as this existed I never really paid attention. Overtime I’ve wondered if things would be different without the time changes , like what time will it really be today if this was never invented ? . Children can be affected by the time change because some parents tell their children to be home before its dark, with the change in time that may mean coming home at 5pm rather than 7pm as they did in the summertime. I honestly really enjoy the time change, I love seeing how dark it gets at just 5pm. Along with the cold weather during this time the mood is set. I relax, grab my hot chocolate and watch corny Christmas movies all before nighttime because the darkness outside makes me tired.
Tag: Fall
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Holiday Humor
Despite November passing, there is always more rooms for jokes, here are a list of jokes:
- There was a boy named Leaves, he always wanted a promotion but he can’t because he always falls beyond standards.
- When comes November the nuts go stale, but when comes December 1st nuts are breaking out of shells.
- What did the Turkey say to the Stuffing “Man I’m Full !”
- Why did the Turkey feel bad? It got roasted.
- Why didn’t the Turkey cross the road? Because he saw the chicken get run over.
- Yo, you want a Sprite Cranberry?
- Why did the TVs go missing? It was Black Friday.
- “I want to go camping” the daughter said to the Mom. The mom said if you raised your grades up. She did as she said, and showed her progress report to her mom. The mom was surprised and promised her they would go camping. So in the middle of the night the mom woke her up and told her daughter to get ready and pack up. The daughter was ecstatic and jumped on her bed full of energy she packed her bags and rushed to the car. She fell asleep on the car ride, but was surprised to be woken up 10 minutes later. Confused since there’s no campground within 10 miles from where they lived. She looked up and saw a yellow and blue sign, “Best Buy.”
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Letters To Sala: A Preview to the Play
Tis the Season: Fall is finally here and with that, comes cold weather, big sweaters, football, and most importantly the Long Beach Poly Fall drama production.
Photo by Ella Christensen Drama student Toni Bravo and Teacher Linda Bon rehearsing for the upcoming fall production This year’s play is called Letter’s to Sala based off the book “Sala’s Gift” by Ann Kirschner. It will be showcased on November 8.
The play is about Sala giving her daughter the many letters she received while in multiple concentration camps. While Sala’s daughter is translating the letters, a major conflict begins to rise. This play is full of thrilling emotional scenes and amazing performances pulled off by Poly’s astounding drama class.
Be sure to support the Long Beach Poly drama department and watch this amazing play when it debuts. There will be many talented students starring in it and it will be something you won’t want to miss.
Join us at the Long Beach Poly Playhouse on November 8th!