The end of the world is two days away, so if I’m going to blog about it, I better get cracking. My Mom always taught me that every dark cloud has a silver lining, that happiness in life depended on one’s ability to find that island of good in the sea of bad. The last six months of my life have put Mom’s proverb to the test, Newtown the latest storm stirred up by the ill-winds of that sea. But certainly the end of the world would finally prove Mom wrong. What silver lining could there possibly be to the catastrophic death of every living thing on the planet?
Well, it turns out that after a little thought, this Mayan Apocalypse isn’t all bad. If December 21st is really the last call for mankind, there is a bright side. In no particular order, here are a few.
1. The United States will not go over the Fiscal Cliff
2. Joe Biden will never become President
3. The SEC will go into eternity on a six-year National Championship winning streak.
4. The Washington Redskins will not make the playoffs.
5. All of my creditors will get the shaft.
6. I will never again have to write a five figure check to the IRS.
7. I won’t have to worry about the professional embarrassment of outliving my retirement savings.
8. I won’t have to spend $500 bucks replacing two tires that won’t pass inspection on my Cadillac in March.
9. The Yankees will never win another World Series.
10. Hillary Clinton will never become President.
11. We will finally end our dependence on foreign oil.
12. I will never again have to drive on 95 North.
13. I will be spared the insufferable sophistry of the coming gun control debate.
14. Abortions will end.
15. Sarah Palin will never become President.
16. I will never have to suffer the indignity of living in a country without Saturday mail delivery.
17. It turns out that I won’t have lived to regret not backing up my computer.
18. The fact that I never really was a consistent flosser won’t end up causing me to lose my teeth.
19. The world will finally be free of the Kardashians.
20. I will never be reduced to tears watching a Hollywood remake of Casablanca starring Zac Efron as Rick.
Still, even though mankind will have dodged this impressive list of bullets if the world ends Friday, I’ll still be disappointed about a few things…
1. No Grandchildren
2. Never got a novel published.
3. Never made it to Italy with my family.
4. Never built that lake house in Maine.
Stupid Mayans!
Well, it turns out that after a little thought, this Mayan Apocalypse isn’t all bad. If December 21st is really the last call for mankind, there is a bright side. In no particular order, here are a few.
1. The United States will not go over the Fiscal Cliff
2. Joe Biden will never become President
3. The SEC will go into eternity on a six-year National Championship winning streak.
4. The Washington Redskins will not make the playoffs.
5. All of my creditors will get the shaft.
6. I will never again have to write a five figure check to the IRS.
7. I won’t have to worry about the professional embarrassment of outliving my retirement savings.
8. I won’t have to spend $500 bucks replacing two tires that won’t pass inspection on my Cadillac in March.
9. The Yankees will never win another World Series.
10. Hillary Clinton will never become President.
11. We will finally end our dependence on foreign oil.
12. I will never again have to drive on 95 North.
13. I will be spared the insufferable sophistry of the coming gun control debate.
14. Abortions will end.
15. Sarah Palin will never become President.
16. I will never have to suffer the indignity of living in a country without Saturday mail delivery.
17. It turns out that I won’t have lived to regret not backing up my computer.
18. The fact that I never really was a consistent flosser won’t end up causing me to lose my teeth.
19. The world will finally be free of the Kardashians.
20. I will never be reduced to tears watching a Hollywood remake of Casablanca starring Zac Efron as Rick.
Still, even though mankind will have dodged this impressive list of bullets if the world ends Friday, I’ll still be disappointed about a few things…
1. No Grandchildren
2. Never got a novel published.
3. Never made it to Italy with my family.
4. Never built that lake house in Maine.
Stupid Mayans!
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