Hulio the Calm, Savior of the World

So, here we still are. Either that, or the world really did end, as some predicted according to the Mayan calender, and then got re-made EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS, nearly instantly. A miracle either way, I'm sure we can all agree.

Interestingly, the actual Mayans didn't seem too concerned. I heard a radio piece about how their main worry was whether or not they'd have enough hotel rooms for all the tourists coming for the End Of The World. I'm really starting to think that the New Age crowd, like any other religion, could benefit from having a check on wild claims before they get promoted to death. Something like peer-review in the scientific community. But no, it works more like rabid enthusiasm, with no fact-checking. Sort of like Romney's campaign.

But let's not get distracted by something as non-spiritual as politics. We're talking the End of the World, and so I need to tell you about a house-cat. Hulio came to us as a stray, and was always pretty sickly. Different Vets tried to tell us as gently as they could that he was doomed, until one finally came right out and said: cancer. So, we tried to make him as comfy as possible, and agreed to put him down if he seemed to be in pain, or couldn't get around. He got pretty feeble, but still ate like three cats, and still raised a purr whenever you picked him up or cuddled him. Not too bad for a cancer-victim kittie approaching planetary annihilation. I had to work on the day of the End of the World, and found him expired when I got home.

So here's my theory. He was a sweet kittie. Short on complaints, long on purrs. He didn't seem to know he was sick, or wasting away. I think he waited until End Of The World day so he could take all that on himself.

You heard me. That cat took the entire calamity on himself, in an act of unknown, willing sacrifice, and saved the world.

I figure all you New-Age-rs and media hacks who have been promoting this EotW thing owe him a pyramid. Now. You need a hobby, and the Mayans may need a laugh.

The Pyramid de Hulio, Savior of the World, Slayer of Mayan Calender Mis-interpretation. Here's his picture, for the statues and murals. Get to work.