title: Can you have a time without a date in rails?
body: <p>I am trying to import some data in from a flat file and am getting some odd results. When importing a time that is unattached to a date, why do I get a date inserted into this time as well?</p>
  
  <pre><code>1.9.3-p286 :008 &gt; v.arrival_time = Time.parse("10:10")
   =&gt; 2012-11-06 10:10:00 -0400
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm guessing that there is only a way to keep the date by itself, but no way to keep the time by itself despite the active record column-type :time. Is there a way to keep them separate such as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>1.9.3-p286 :002 &gt; Date.parse("JAN 01 2000")
   =&gt; Sat, 01 Jan 2000 
  </code></pre>