What now?
I don't know what gets into people sometimes. Most of what they think, say and do is harmless because it affects only themselves. Drive around without your seat belt on, smoke, drink too much and eat until you can't fit through your door - it's on you. Every once in a while something comes along that grabs the public's interest and makes a small group of people more influential than they should be. Such was the case with all this "end of the world" talk on Saturday. There was a lot leading up to it, and even though I saw a few of the nut jobs on the streets of Philadelphia in March , I didn't make the connection until recently. Quickly, the idea became a source of national jokes. I don't think that's what religion is supposed to be and I'm sure the people in charge of organized religion (them) cringed a little (a lot) when this idea took hold and captivated a nation. At first I thought it was sad that so many people would pay attention ...