How much do I love SuperChannel? A friend mentioned that I would probably like a new series called Hell On Wheels. I checked it out (On Demand) and the husband and I watched the first episode and LOVED it.     It all starts with a Union Soldier in a confessional, seeking absolution for things he did during the war. In particular, what happened to a woman. When the confessional is over, both man and priest emerge, but it's not a priest at all. It's Cullen Bohannon - the woman's husband. And he's out to get every man that brutalized and then murdered his wife. It takes a cold dude to kill a man in a church and then walk out with his greatcoat flapping. His search takes him to Hell on Wheels - the travelling camp of the men building the Union Pacific railroad. As you can imagine, it's rough. A good portion of the workforce is freed slaves, and as we all know the term free was a formality more than anything else. He's hired as a supervisor to the crews, and strikes up an unlikely friendship with Elam Ferguson (played by Common). The whole thing is ruled by Thomas Durant, who's a bit greasy and not above manipulating senators and stocks to see that the railroad gets built. Durant's chief surveyor, Bell, is killed in an Indian attack but his wife, Lily, survives - and it's Bohannon who brings her back to camp. And all the while Bohannon is trying to find the last of the men responsible for the death of his wife. It's a great story, a fantastic setting, wonderful, complex characters (The Swede as Durant's "muscle" is deliciously creepy). Of course the cast isn't hard to look at either. My husband is rather partial to Lily Bell.  I, of course, adore Bohannon (played by Anson Mount). In fact, there may be a reclusive rancher in a story soon that bears a striking resemblance. And I'll admit it - best of all was the night Bohannon and Elam had to fight each OTHER. I looked at my husband and said, "I hope they fight with their shirts off." Yes, I'm just that shallow. The result? A bit of history, a bit of romance, a lot of action. Can anyone say "All aboard!"

 

On November 6th we turn the clocks back one hour. If you hate daylight savings time blame Benjamin Franklin.  One morning he happened to notice his neighbor’s blinds still drawn after the sun was up and the idea popped into his head.  What do you expect from an “early to bed, early to rise” kind of guy? Here are some more interesting facts to ponder as you get ready to reset those clocks. 

 

•  Whether we like it or not our lives are dictated by time. As irritating as that might seem, it wasn’t that long ago that no one really knew what time it was. Early settlers depended on the sun to tell time.  When the sun cast the smallest shadow they knew it was noon.

 

• An astronomer by the name of William Lambert was the first man in the United States to suggest standardizing time.  He presented his idea to congress in 1803 but the idea was not adopted. 

 

• Townsfolk often set their watches by local jewelers.  This worked fairly well until a second jeweler moved into town. Kansas City had several jewelers and no one could agree which had the right time.  

 

• If you think living in a town with different time zones was confusing, imagine the chaos for train passengers.  If several railroad lines used the same station they all installed their own clocks with--you guessed it--different times. 

 

• Prior to 1883 an estimated hundred different railroad times existed in this country.  Engineers couldn’t remember all the different time changes and would often pull out of the station too soon causing passengers to miss connections. But that was a lot better than pulling out of the station too late and risk being hit by another train.

 

• Things got so out of hand that railroad officials finally met and came up with the idea of dividing the country into time zones. On November 18,1883 at precisely noon, all railroad clocks and watches changed to standard time.  At first, some objected and many towns stubbornly held on to their own time or times, but eventually the advantages of standard time became clear. Worshippers arrived at church on time, employees were behind counters or desks when they were supposed to be and shops opened and closed on schedule.  Order reigned.

 

• It wasn’t until 1918 that congress finally adopted standard time laws based on railroad time. The Act included Daylight Savings as a way to save electricity during World War I.

 

• Hawaii and Arizona (with the exception of the Navaho reservation) do not observe daylight saving time.  The last thing residents need in these states is another hour of hot sun.

 

Is daylight time good for us?  Some say yes and some say no. What do you think?  Has changing time caused you to be too early or too late? 

 

Speaking of time (or times) I’m happy to announce that A Log Cabin Christmas is a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!   My publisher is running a drawing for a Kindle to celebrate !   (If you already have one, there's probably someone on your Christmas list who doesn't.) 

 

Email me at margaret@margaretbrownley.com.  Be sure to put Kindle on the subject line and I'll put your name in the drawing.  The winner will be notified November 15th.  To make it doubly fun and to give you something to do with that extra hour you're about to receive, I'm also giving away A Log Cabin Christmas to one of you today!

 

www.margaretbrownley.com

 

Margaret's story: Snow Angel 

The entire Rocky Creek series is now available! 

   

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