08 December 2012

On what to do after the end of the world...

According to NASA, the world will not end on St Lucy's Day*. I'm going to stick my neck out and believe them.

It's the original cognitive dissonance scenario: celebrate instead with this classic sketch.

And just carry on...

* This dating may not work any more, although it would be a pity to lose it; Donne was of course writing before the calendar adjustment of 1752.... Still, 21 December 2012 seems to be the deadline.

1 comment:

  1. I used to feel that reflection was too soft, until I read it as "hunting assumptions"
    http://inlearning.tumblr.com/post/11310049046/hunting-assumptions

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