Monday, November 13, 2023
It’s too late to argue about daylight savings time James Lileks Star Tribune Nobody will ever do anything about daylight savings time. “Hold on,” you say, “that was last week. Why are you bringing this up now?” Because that’s exactly why nothing will be done — because it’s not an issue this week. Sure, last week there was the usual muted bleats and impotent mutters, but everyone set their clocks back, and the entire conversation about DST died with the first cock’s crow because we have the attention spans of fruit flies. We will revisit this in the spring, have the same conversation, and change nothing. Rinse, repeat. “Hold on again,” you say. “Did the shampoo companies really add ‘repeat’ to double consumption, or is that just an urban legend? And are there such things as rural legends, as long as we’re at it? If you had a legend that arose somewhere between Anoka and Big Lake, would it be urban, rural or exurban?” So you want to change the subject, I see. You’re ashamed that I pointed out how we all obey the clock-changing law with unquestioning obedience. That’s fine. There should be no shame about the subject, especially when it comes to an unpopular truth. Some of us ... like the early sunsets. See Daylight on 8
File Photo Daylight savings time means less hours of sunlight for the rest of the year.
Second Saturday brings out creative side of Stillwater’s kids Ashton Miller Staff Reporter
gail Engles has been closely involved with the Second Saturday program for about a year now and she said it is beneficial. “I think it’s a great Children of all ages activity and program for the jumping from one activity to community,” Engles said. “It’s another is not the usual scene great to just know that there’s for a museum, but for Oklaan activity happening for chilhoma State’s Museum of Art, dren out there in the communithat’s what a typical Second ty, as well as introducing them Saturday looks like. to art and other things that are On the second Saturday happening here in Stillwater.” of every month, the museum In relation to the musehosts activities for kids of all um’s new Unusual Geometries ages to participate in. They exhibit, Engles taught kids how usually relate back to whichever exhibit is on display at the to make origami pinwheels to put in the ArtLab. The ArtLab time, and the activities give children the chance to experi- is a free resource for children of all ages to go and make art. ence art outside of the classAlong with origami lesroom. sons, rock painting was offered As visitor services asat November’s Second Satursistant for the museum, Abiday event. See Creative on 7
Isaac Terry The OSU surplus auction was held on Saturday, selling items from OSU’s Stillwater campus’ surplus storage, which gets cleaned out every few months.
Everything for $1
OSU surplus auction sells at deep discount Isaac Terry Staff Reporter
microscopes, laptops, furniture, 3d printers and more before it all went to the dump. Entire pallets of computers and computer accessories went Thousands of computers, for as little as $1-5. All of the desks, chairs and lab equipitems on sale were from OSU ment went for as little as a Stillwater’s surplus storage, dollar during the OSU surplus which gets cleaned out every auction on Saturday. few months. For those attending the Despite the sheer size auction, they were able to snag of the auction, most of the
attendees said that it was smaller than average. One of the attendees, Tom Beall, was able to snag multiple pieces of furniture, including a massive table, for $1. “[The number of items] was less than we usually see, but a good selection,” Beall said. “I’ve been to like, the last five or six in a row.” See Auction on 6
Ashton Miller The OSU Museum of Art hosts “Second Saturday” each month for children to experience art outside of the classroom.