The most disturbing thing about this end of the world stuff on December 21, 2012 is that I have a cheque given to me for December 22 and that is really unjust. What if I cannot cash it?

So, let’s not get too carried away with the abrupt end of the Mayan calendar I want to cash that cheque. Maybe they ran out of ink or papyrus or simply got bored with the whole thing, like an unfinished painting. Perhaps the Mayan calendar boss thought okay, that’s a lot of years, we're cool, let’s go hunting instead, I am starvin' like Marvin, enough already.

For all you know, it was his birthday December 21 and he thought, that’s neat I’ll make it a red letter day though there is some lingering doubt that Mayans would not have known much about red letter days.

Maybe he wanted to just end the year with the standard December 31 but carved it wrong as a '21' and threw the tablet in the waste bin and we are all getting sweaty for nothing.

My interpretation is that the same fellow fell in love and then she cheated on him and he came to know and Cupid’s arrow bit deep into his heart which then broke as hearts are wont to do when you are smitten and it was December 21 the morn of which she 'dear johned' him and therefore as far as he was concerned, the world ended. You know the feeling.

After that he took up farming and though the Mayan king ordered him to carry on the good work his heart was not in it and I think it is as valid a story as all those tales of doom and gloom and at least it has a touch of romance and has it ever struck you that maybe the rest of the calendar got lost or burnt in a fire (Mayans had fire I looked it up on Google) or simply stolen and kept for ransom and some day someone will find it and we’ll have to pay out on our credit cards again.

So, don’t start packing yet. Pretty silly you’d look when the sun comes up on December 22 and I am cashing my check and you are inside unpacking the furniture.

Why did you pack the furniture in the first place? Good question just in case you did. Where did you think you were taking it?

And look at the bright side. All those banks which aren’t going to get your monthly credit card payment and what a great time to max all the cards (that’s only good if the day after it’s all kaput, otherwise you are in big trouble).

Also, don’t be reckless. Like, don’t tell folks what you actually think of them, especially your boss because he might still be your boss Saturday so however tempting it is, hold the thought. And if you are married it could be rather hasty to tell your partner all the things that are wrong with him or her because there could be a lot of bridge building to do next week and once said cannot be taken back, yadda, yadda, yadda.

And have fun Friday because you aren’t going anywhere…see you Saturday.