Why I am a slow walker

Compared with people who live in the Eastern Time Zone, we1 Central Time Zoners get an extra hour each day, so we're not in as much of a rush to get around and tend to be slower walkers.

We can break up that extra hour and spread it out over the course of each day. A little more sleep. A little more TV. And yes, a little more time to walk around.

Where does this extra hour come from? See the example below:2

Dre Lanvette in D.C.
Falls asleep after: The Tonight Show
Which ends at: 12:35 a.m.
Goes to work at: 9 a.m.

David in Wisconsin
Fall asleep after: The Tonight Show
Which ends at: 11:35 p.m.
Goes to work at: 9 a.m.

1I don't live in the Central Times Zone anymore, of course, but my 18 formative years in that time zone shaped my walking patterns.
2This is not meant to be taken literally, as I do not watch "The Tonight Show." Nor do I stay up until 11:35 p.m.

Comments

lal said…
the tonight show ends at 1135 PM in central-land
March 07, 2009
dl004d said…
D'oh! Thanks, that typo was not helpful to my point.
March 07, 2009
Anonymous said…
Doesn't everyone in the midwest start work at 8 or earlier? My company has flex time, I start at 8am and I am one of the last to arrive. Some start at 6 so I doubt they watch the tonight show, or perhaps that explains the crankiness.
March 09, 2009
Anonymous said…
I'm concerned all our conversations are going to be blogged about.
March 10, 2009
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