I am certain that the sense of well-being, of being home again is all in my head, but returning to Eastern Standard Time fills me with a deep satisfaction. East Holmes County did not change time when I was growing up – counties had a local option. I would have been in college in April 1970 when Ohio went fully to DST.
In any case, for me the change back seems to release a tensed spring. And the spring brings back that brace.
east of the fog 