The End of the World – A Lighthearted Perspective   It seems
that I can’t open a magazine or newspaper these days without
hearing something about the end of the world, and does anyone
else like me; think that it’s getting a bit overrated?
Apparently the end of the world as we know it is supposed to
occur on 21 December 2012.  According to so many different
stories out there, the Mayan calendar ended on this day, so the
earth must be coming to an end. I decided to do a little bit of
investigative work and get together my own take on this topic
that seems to be on everybody’s lips.  The first thing I came
across was a very informative website discussing everything you
would ever want to know about the end of the world – the right
foods that you should be stocking up on, various scare stories
about why this date is so important, opinions on news articles
such as “Russia attempts to quell end-of-the-world panic” and
“Los Angeles survival groups brace for Dec. 21, 2012 and
beyond”. Someone has spent good time and