"I'm afraid we have a slight apocalypse..."*

So it's 21 December 2012, and I've got to post something.  Life as we know it hasn't ended yet, at least not in my part of the world, and I'm pretty sure I know why.  Four words:

Just so you know who to thank when tomorrow rolls around and the majority of people aren't burning in fiery precipitation, or sucked into a surprise black hole, or possessed by a race of ethereal space demons, or just regular dead.

Happy holidays! :-D

*  So sayeth Giles, from BtVS, Season 7, Episode 9.