The ever elusive “TIME” button is eluding me once again. Is it on the top, the sides, or the bottom? There it is on top; in the first place I should have looked. Now for the other buttons that actually change the time. I pick up the darn thing just to set it down when I catch a glimpse of the “MINUTE” button, directly below the “TIME” button. The minutes are probably a little off too, but by now I’m only interested in the button marked “HOUR.” As one would expect, it’s right next-door. I allow myself a small smile, which quickly becomes a frown, as I realize that my index and thumb are going to have to do the splits to hold down both the “TIME” and “HOUR” buttons. After a herculean effort, my task is FINALLY complete. As I ice the area between my thumb and index finger, I tell myself never again.
You know what really gets me about all this? In the back of my mind, I know that I could have saved myself all that trouble just by updating to an atomic clock.
In today’s performance based society, one of the top performers has to be the atomic clock. Atomic clocks are clocks that utilize an atomic resonance frequency standard to keep time. These clocks are the most accurate measurers of time and frequency, and are used as primary standards for international time distribution services, and to control the frequency of television broadcasts and GPS satellite signals.
So, guess what. When it comes time to change the clocks again, I won’t be doing it. Will you? Get that ice pack ready.
