diff --git a/lib/couchrest.rb b/lib/couchrest.rb
index 2a6cfe8..3cb4b03 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,18 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/streamer'
 
 # this date format sorts lexicographically
 # and is compatible with Javascript's new Date(time_string) constructor
+# note that sorting will break if you store times from multiple timezones
+# I like to add a ENV['TZ'] = 'UTC' to my apps
 class Time
   def to_json(options = nil)
     %("#{strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S %z")}")
   end
+  # this works to decode the outputted time format
+  # from ActiveSupport
+  # def self.parse string, fallback=nil
+  #   d = DateTime.parse(string).new_offset
+  #   self.utc(d.year, d.month, d.day, d.hour, d.min, d.sec)
+  # rescue
+  #   fallback
+  # end
 end
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