It all sort of stinks for a few reasons, but on the bright side, Chuck's ex is SOL. Along with my creditors. By the way, I'm not a drinking man (although there have been times...) but I think those who do should stock up now. The end-of-the-world rush will probably make any holiday rush look like a walk in the park. I'm giving my last "All I Need to Know I Learned from the Greeks" evening program on the 21st along with our Not-the-end-of-the-world Star Party. I include a segment about the "perfect" alignment of the sun with the galactic center on the 21st, one of the so-called scientific evidences for the end of the world. (The "alignment" of course, is due to precession, discovered by Hipparchus - hence the tie-in with my evening program.) Oh, and I'm sure it was all planned by either ancient aliens or the intelligent designer. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dave Gary Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:46 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Another "near" miss Man, that thing was moving fast. It would be my luck to have the world end on the 21st (23rd using my correlation coefficient) a couple of days (or on the day) I get off for a 10-day period from work. Having it happen on the day I start my vacation would lead me to believe my correlation coefficient is the correct one.