Precious little time

It is going to be tough month.

The long predicted end of the world may be upon us.

The Mayans, those geeky ancient meso-American astronomers, ended their calendar on 12/21/12.

They either ran out of stone to carve on or they knew something we don’t. Some who have read their carvings and gliphs interpret a cataclysmic end of the world on that date. A giant alligator is supposedly going to spew water and flood the earth.

In truth, this may be of minor importance. Before the end of days, we face the fiscal cliff. Many are now saying that if agreement between the political parties is not reached b...