11/01/2026
Once the porch light is off and the candy bowl is empty, there's one more thing for tonight: the clocks go back an hour at 2 AM.
Your phone will take care of itself. The clock on the oven won't, or the microwave, the car, or the one on the nightstand.
If your mom or dad lives on their own, those are the clocks they actually look at. A clock that's an hour off can mean an early lunch, a missed TV show, or an hour of waiting for a ride that isn't due yet.
So if you're stopping by this weekend, or calling tomorrow, offer to help set them. It takes ten minutes.