Katie Couric's Notebook: Time To Worry?

By: Katie Couric
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Notebook: Daylight-Saving Time

Hi, everyone.

Remember the Chicago song: "Does anybody really know what time it is?"

Get ready to start singing that this weekend.

Daylight Saving Time kicks in on Sunday -- remember to "spring forward, fall back." But it's three weeks early, because of a 2005 law enacted by Congress. Congressman Ed Markey predicts it will save consumers 1% on energy costs per year, and might even save lives, with more daylight and more visibility for pedestrians. But now there are worries about a "mini Y2K," that could throw off computers...clocks on VCRs, and even digital watches.

Worst case scenario, according to one analyst: computers might give the wrong times for appointments or transactions, potentially losing time...and money.

Computer manufacturers are offering a "patch" you can download. Let's hope that works.

Or we might be singing another song next week: "Manic Monday."

That's a page from my notebook.

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by petersemkiw March 12, 2007 6:43 PM EDT: Yes,Katie, I agree with George, you were right about warning us about daylight savings time!! Your computors on your blog were running an hour late yesterday when I posted too!! I think your computors are still MOONSTRUCK!! from the LUNAR ECLIPSE!! Does anybody really know what time it is?; Reply to this comment


by jcorbin1958 March 11, 2007 10:37 PM EDT: All is fine. Nothing happened.; Reply to this comment


by ericmichael1 March 11, 2007 7:00 PM EDT: Good Sunday, Katie!

It appears that the nation made the transition to daylight savings time. No one sailed off the edge of the earth, apparently.

But what REALLY is the time? I believe it depends on your perspective. I think that it could be a conspiracy. :)

Like the issue of who really sees the true colors, those who are labeled "colorblind" or those who are not (the Majority)?

Green is truly gray and it's REALLY 3:00!

:)

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by jdadler1 March 11, 2007 5:01 PM EDT: considering all of the corruption scandals being revealed in the federal government over the past few years with no apparent repercusions, it is time the populace took action. It is time for a Constitutional Convention focused on reform.
Please got to this blog, it provides a documented set of reasons and proposals for reform by Constitutional Convention and how to make it happen.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-r3MzFRwkdad1Ua0a9NDnWUbOUA--?cq=1
Thank You,
Jeff Adler
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by RHowardNE March 11, 2007 1:38 PM EDT: Why does Bob Schieffer and Face the Nation staff delete emails before they are read. What is the point of providing the public with their emails when they won't read them. I am try to raise visibility on an issue that affect our National Intelligence.

http://www.geocities.com/whytowar/

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by cbelster March 9, 2007 11:19 PM EST: Let's do the time warp again.; Reply to this comment


by dan2098 March 9, 2007 10:18 PM EST: "But now there are worries about a 'mini Y2K,' that could throw off computers...clocks on VCRs, and even digital watches."

In fact, we had our first issue where a daylight savings time patch was not put down correctly and as a result put one of our systems into daylight savings time a week early! Fortunately, it did not cause serious damage, and we were able to resolve the issue quickly -- most issues that arise over the weekend and into "Manic Monday" (too funny) should be resolved in similar fashion.; Reply to this comment


by comedyrules March 9, 2007 10:02 PM EST: i really like your notebooks katie i find them nice at times kinda fun and the most important very truthfull! i wish people would get off your back about the *** tv ratings and give you sometime to get your head above water before they try to drown you and your evening news just ended for this week so im going to end this little note by hoping you have a nice relaxing weekend and i ll look for you monday afternoon for your next notebook then on the evening news have a goodnight

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by one_american March 9, 2007 8:46 PM EST: Wow. It's not every day you get a song written in you honor...

http://newsbusters.org/media/CBSCouricSong.mp3

Now that we've all had a good laugh...good luck with the ratings, Katie.; Reply to this comment