Christmas is approaching quickly and you're scrambling to buy the perfect gift(s) for that special someone(s). This year will it be jewelry? Fancy perfumes? A designer sweater? A new appliance? Better yet a new car? Decisions, decisions.

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Why not give a true expression this year? All of the things you can buy will likely go unappreciated with time so why not make it count? This year I believe everyone should support the Occupy movement and the idea of non-consumerism. This is in fact the only way to satisfy all parties ;-) You get to keep extra poker chips and spend on something more important. Foreign imports and independence will decrease. Government will be shocked by such bravery. The richer will be a little less richer and everyone will learn a valuable lesson: We the people...

On Thanksgiving day, I taught my nieces the meaning of the Occupy movement. They are 9 and 10 and old enough to understand the social injustices of the 99%. Before showing up on Xmas with a homemade gift I had to explain there was a bigger reason behind Titi Lou not coming home with a dozen new toys for them. In the end the girls appreciated me being part of a bigger fight and they too wanted to help. We agreed that no matter what I got them I would not be spending money on getting it but that they would love it. How difficult could it be, right? I make jewelry (sprinkleofglitter.com) so there's an option. I have dozens of unused nail polishes sitting in a box right now. I've just inherited quite a few children's books. I probably have too many stuffed animals as it is. I am great in Photoshop and these kids still love coloring so I smell a coloring book or crossword puzzle book. For the adults I had already purchased some things but they all came from a thrift store. My favorite chain is Unique right now. Great finds!

So, this year, I am giving my wallet a break and sending a message to the higher ups and teaching my family the meaning of being part of something bigger. I encourage you all to do the same. Either way enjoy your Christmas and try to get back to what it's really all about: family.

I did my research on day light savings time because I was truly interested in learning why we change our times twice a year. Is it that the stars really align on those days just changing times? Is it because it gets darker earlier and so it just makes sense? Or is it all a capitalist ploy to maintain the flow of events? You guessed it!

So, now I'm a little confused when understanding real time and how to determine time and space based on the stars. Have we gotten so far away from real time because of the varying global time shifts? Some countries adjust their times by 20 minutes, some not at all and some have adjusted their times by 2 hours. Who's time are we on and what time is it really?

Pros and Cons of daylight savings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time#Benefits_and_drawbacks