The old Creedence Clearwater Revival song begins
with the line..."I see a bad moon risin' ". And this time, I think I might have to
agree! However, on the bright side, I finally
see a chance to finish up all the ramen noodles I stocked up on from both the
Dec. 21, 2012 "end of the Mayan Calendar" debacle, AND the Y2K
non-event. But like an old "I love
Lucy" re-run, I am afraid to say, "here
we go again"...the end of the world is once again upon us and the clock is
a ticking! This time, the date is
September 28th, the night of the "SUPER MOON". However,
if having an event such as the "Super Moon" wasn't enough, there
will also be a total eclipse of said "Super Moon", which happens when
the moon passes through the earth’s shadow, this time causing a phenomenon known as a
“BLOOD MOON”. Why such an ominous sounding
name? Well, from what I have read;
it's the moon appearing to have a
copper-like, blood red color as it crosses the night sky. Sounds pretty apocalyptic if you ask me. But
not just to me, apparently there are more than a couple of big name Christian
ministers (all of whom shall remain nameless in this blog posting) who believe
there is something more to this "blood moon" than just the celestial
bodies doing their thing in the heavens above.
But that's where things start to get a little "dicey". The clergymen in question, believe that with the number of these super
moons we've been having recently, and
now in addition to the blood moon coming on later this month, signal the start
of the apocalypse! Wait, whaaat?!? Yup,
that's right, were talking the four horsemen of doom and gloom, plagues, death
and destruction and everything else the bible has to offer in the way of the
end of mankind. Now, I can't say I necessarily believe one way or the other
that the end is nye, if for no other reason than deja vu having struck more
than once in the "predictive cataclysmic destruction of earth"
department. Is it time to start to stock up on water, canned food and ammo? I'm
not sure. But personally, I believe what I believe, and no t.v. minister will
spook me into buying their book on Biblical Prophecy which is supposed to guide
me to safety. I believe no human has
that ability. Besides, if the end is
coming, I will wait until the "big guy" himself taps me on the
shoulder and tells me to RUN! But
speaking of running, I see the field of both major parties in the U.S. who want
to run for president and then I think, hmmm...maybe there is something to this
super/blood moon thing after all. Still,
I see all the other problems in the world too...the possibility of Iran having
nukes, ISIS, climate change, colony collapse of the bees, over population,
devastation of the rain forests, and the fact we still can't get rid of the
Kardashians, maybe I actually can hear the distant sound of galloping hooves after
all, you tell me. Well, whatever the
case, don't forget to circle your calendar for Sept. 28. for an awesome
celestial event which either may or may not signal the end of the world. Cue the CCR song!
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you in the
groves.
-Farmer Tony
