What Are You Counting Down To?

So, what are YOU counting down to this December? Mostly we count down to Christmas, but this year I have a feeling there are a lot of people counting down to December 21st. That magic day that according to many will the be the Apocalypse, or at the very least, the beginning of it. Which Apocalypse you ask? I'm not sure, there are so many after all. 

Some say it will be the end of the universe, because the Mayan long-count calendar ends on that day, and we all know the Mayan's knew everything and could predict calamities thousands of years in advance! Other's claim it will be the day of Rapture, and GOD will sweep up all the deserving souls to reside in Heaven leaving those not taken to suffer through seven years of tribulations. Still others are banking on the Zombie Apocalypse, stocking up on food and ammunition. As for me, I don't think anything is going to happen on December 21st this year that doesn't regularly happen every year. There may or may not be snow in the cooler climates, and a lot of people are going to be fretting about last minute Christmas gift purchases. 

The one thing I wonder mostly is, what magical dates in the future all those alarmists are going to pick come December 22nd for the imminent arrival of the Apocalypse? You know it's going to happen. As soon as we've safely bypassed the 21st, Everyone out there that's been ballyhooing about how the "end of the world" is nigh will all be picking some new future date to hang their banner on. After all, after you've stockpiled a couple years worth of food and enough weapons and ammunitions to arm a small country, you've got to have something to look forward to!