Well the day is here. The day that all of those shoes in your closet will get sucked into into a black hole. The day the world is supposed to come to an end unless you believe the Mayan prediction that it won’t happen until December 21, 2012. If you haven’t seen one of the billboards…aka waste of money which could have fed the hungry, dear Camping…..to cheer you on as you drive along the freeway, then here is what is behind the prediction according to the AP:

The prediction originates with Harold Camping, an 89-year-old retired civil engineer from Oakland, Calif., who founded Family Radio Worldwide, an independent ministry that has broadcast his prediction around the world.

The Rapture — the belief that Christ will bring the faithful into paradise prior to a period of tribulation on earth that precedes the end of time — is a relatively new notion compared to Christianity itself, and most Christians don’t believe in it. And even believers rarely attempt to set a date for the event.

Camping’s prophecy comes from numerological calculations based on his reading of the Bible, and he says global events like the 1948 founding of Israel confirm his math.

Whatever.

I predict that the sun is going to peek through the clouds today and shine down on a wedding or two. Dancing will ensue. A celebration of new beginnings, or an omen? Maybe we’ll never know, but I am putting on my dancing shoes!

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