Pat and I went to a book and author event last night at one of my favorite coffee places in Old Town. The author, John Jenkins, has been writing extensively for over a decade about the Mayan calendar event that occurs at the winter solstice (December 21) 2012. This date marks the end of a 26,000 year cycle, and is accompanied by some distinctive celestial alignment.

Many people speculate about what this date signifies - opinions range from some sort of apocolypse and end of time, to a sort of singularity that marks a quantum evolutionary leap for humanity, and many points between. Google 2012 for a sampling of predictions. One I find the most interesting is that of Timothy Leary contemporary Terrence McKenna, who came up independently with a target of 2012 for momentous happenings.


John Jenkins, adventurer and 2012 scholar. The lady in the foreground shared her opinion with us that in 2012 we would all be reduced to Stone Age living, without the benefit of even pencil and paper, due to the influence of 'Planet X'.

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We had one of those wild skies around sunset yesterday that lights up the landscape with a surreal glow. This is the view down our street.

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