diff --git a/README b/README
index dc29d78..95d6aa4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -231,15 +231,15 @@ an example of using Chronis instead. Put this into a file in the lib directory.
 
   class ActiveRecord::Base
   
-    def self.timeliness_date_time_parse(raw_value, type)
-            
+    def self.parse_date_time(raw_value, type)
+      
     end
 
   end
   
 == CREDITS:
 
-* Adam Meehan (http://duckpunching.com/)
+* Adam Meehan (adam.meehan@gmail.com, http://duckpunching.com/)
 
 * Jonathan Viney (http://workingwithrails.com/person/4985-jonathan-viney)
   For his validates_date_time plugin which I have used before this plugin and
diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
index bdde360..1c9edc0 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/validations.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       # Chronic. Just return nil for an invalid value and a Time object for a 
       # valid parsed value. 
       # 
-      # Remember Rails, since version 2, will automatically handle the fallback
-      # to a DateTime when you create a time which is out of range.      
+      # Remember to attempt fallback to back to a DateTime if the Time object is
+      # out of range. Range for Ruby Time class on 32-bit *nix is down to about
+      # 1902-01-01 and 1970-01-01 for Windows.
       def timeliness_date_time_parse(raw_value, type, strict=true)
         return raw_value.to_time if raw_value.acts_like?(:time) || raw_value.is_a?(Date)
         
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
         Date.new(*time_array[0..2]) unless type == :time
         
         # Check time part, and return time object
-        Time.local(*time_array)
+        Time.local(*time_array) rescue DateTime.new(*time_array[0..5])
       rescue
         nil
       end
-      
+      alias_method :parse_date_time, :timeliness_date_time_parse
       
       # The main validation method which can be used directly or called through
       # the other specific type validation methods.      
diff --git a/spec/formats_spec.rb b/spec/formats_spec.rb
index 44a1793..f1d56a8 100644
--- a/spec/formats_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/formats_spec.rb
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
     
     after do
       formats.time_formats << 'h.nn_ampm'
+      # reload class instead
     end
   end
  
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
     after do
       formats.time_formats.delete("h o'clock")
       formats.time_formats.delete("ss:hh:nn")
+      # reload class instead
     end
   end
   
@@ -231,13 +233,12 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Formats do
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('01/02/2000', :date)
       time_array.should == [2000, 1, 2,nil,nil,nil,nil]
       formats.remove_us_formats
-      puts formats.datetime_formats.inspect
       time_array = formats.extract_date_time_values('01/02/2000', :date)
       time_array.should == [2000, 2, 1,nil,nil,nil,nil]
     end
     
     after do
-      
+      # reload class      
     end
   end
  
diff --git a/spec/validations_spec.rb b/spec/validations_spec.rb
index b5da8c7..5c90656 100644
--- a/spec/validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validations_spec.rb
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ describe ValidatesTimeliness::Validations do
       @person.should be_valid
     end
     
-    # What is going on? No fall back.
     it "should be valid with values before out of Time range" do
       @person.birth_date_and_time = "1890-01-31 12:12:12"
       @person.birth_date = "1890-01-31"
       @person.birth_time = "23:59:59"
-      puts @person.errors.inspect
       @person.should be_valid
     end