Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 21, 2015

You have to look at the eyes, Mom, not the clothes.

Well, now Calvin is into dodge-ball. Mom will win, but the game goes on.

will calvin realize that thanks to calvin ball his homework is completed…

So tired any more?

Regarding the conversation a few days ago about Calvin’s bedtime: Even as a middle-aged adult, it does seem easier to wake up earlier for an occasional special event on a weekend if you’re excited about it, as opposed to the average work or school day.

There were some news articles recently about a British neuroscientist claiming that school for kids and college students should start later in the morning. It wouldn’t make much difference to me, although if it helped to avoid changing the clocks twice a year I would definitely back it. I don’t understand moving the clocks back an hour in November so that it’s dark by 5 pm (and yes, I know that depends on where you live). One year back in the mid 1970s the USA stayed on DST throughout the winter (maybe because of the “energy crisis”?) without ‘falling back’ an hour. I seem to recall the major complaint against making it permanent was that some kids were having to leave for school in the morning when it was still dark, so that problem could be simply addressed with a later start time for schools.

My son has done that everyday since kindergarten and still continues into college. Of course that never works because us moms will always come back in to check on their progress. Bwhahaha.

I use to need two alarm clocks ( one across the room ) to get up for school/work ! But I never over slept for a fishing trip ! hahahaha

This won’t turn out well.

Brainnsss….

So where did you go?Where do you go in the big sleep?Going out to the deep sleepIs where you’re wandering now

My kids – same.

At least they are ready. All you have to do is get them up when it’s ready to go and load them in the car.

Unless I am mistaken, and I know if I am wrong it will be uncovered here, Daylight Savings Time was first implemented to give folks more daylight in the evening after work, and was originally only for Summer months; i.e., the non-school period. It was switched off because some parents didn’t like sending their kids off to school when it was so dark in the morning.

Back to today’s strip; Calvin has Mom well trained…

Daylight Savings Time was started in WWII. People objected to being told that they had to get to work an hour earlier in the summer. So the Government told them to move the clock ahead one hour instead.

Or as a Native American expression goes: only a politician could believe that if you cut a foot off one end of a blanket and sew it onto the other; you’d get a longer blanket.

I have to get up early for my Work Placement tomorrow. So I know how Calvin feels!

xxx

Good thinking Calvin. Maybe by Friday Mom will catch on.

When all else has failed, confuse them.

If I didn’t get up for mom then she would send in dad and believe me I didn’t want that

Mondays. Everyone hates them.

Anyone want some Time from Pink Floyd?

says neverenoughgold about 3 hours ago

Anyone want some Time from Pink Floyd?--Or some TIME from the Chambers Brothers?

Calvin: hard to get to bed, hard to wake up.Hard to get into the tub, hard to get him out.Hard to get him away from the TV and outside, hard to get him back inside.

Good idea, Calvin.