Dec 19 or 20??? Suffering from "Oden-lag"
Please be forewarned – Sea World Research Institute biologist Bill Everett had a full head of hair prior to pondering this next post. And tonight?
I usually pride myself on being pretty good with math – especially those real world problems that stretch a concept to see if it is really understood. But if you want to ponder a situation that has pretty much turned my brain to mush – try this one on for size. It's currently 1:30 AM on Tuesday in Punta Arenas, Chile where we started our journey and so that's what my watch currently says. However in just 3 hours we're going to switch our clocks ahead 16 hours so that we will be on the same time zone as McMurdo Station and New Zealand - which is our destination. Throw in the fact that we're now farther south than the Antarctic Circle – which means the sun isn't even going to set tonight – and the result is my brain, body, and eyes are completely out of whack. My body is telling me clearly that it would like to go to sleep – my eyes are telling me it's at best early evening with the sun still up - and my brain is telling me that in 4 hours it will be 8 in the evening so it must be early afternoon. I'm supposed to talk with a good friend's class in Indiana on Tuesday when his clocks say it is 9 AM - a moment in time that isn't even going to exist on this boat since we'll fly right over it when we change from 4 AM Tues to 10 PM. I think I'll ponder it over breakfast – which we're having in about 6 hours – at 11:30 PM right after we wake up and right before we head off to sleep. Only one solution – I'll go grab some ice-cream – the perfect anytime meal. So good night - or good morning?
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