And yet another woo-woo data point: The winter solistice of 2012 will occur at exactly Dec. 21st, 11:11PM UTC. That's the infamous
eleven-eleven, that looms large in some of these circles, where people claim they see 11:11 on clocks all the time, and it has some supernatural significance.

Think about 11:11. The first time I heard this stuff, I started noticing it when I saw 11:11, and 1:11 on the clock. When it's in your mind you notice it. You see all the ones (or any other "special" combination you might like) out of the corner of your eye, and it clicks and your conscious attention is directed to it. So one gets it in his head he's magically seeing 11:11 all the time.

So this 2012 thing has it all. Mayan calendars, solar galactic alignments, and 11:11 all wrapped up in one.

Now, as someone else asked, will all this doomsday stuff die down after 11:11PM, Dec 21st, 2012 passes without incident? It got started with 2000, with various end of the world prophecies, and the Mayan thing extends it to 2012. Will it die down until the next millenium , or is their some other significant date that can be pulled out of some hat somewhere.

-Richard