PART ONE OF TWO
Not only is it Friday the 13th, but another faction of society is claiming the world is going to end on May 21. Well, if we make it pas that, and as if you haven’t heard, the end date of an approximately five thousand year cycle of the Mayan calendar hits on December 21, 2012. To some, this indicates the end of the world, to others a radical shift in consciousness leading to an enlightened age of peace unlike any we have ever known. (However, since we haven’t yet known a single enlightened age of peace, that may not be saying very much. Still, we cling to what we can.)
Well, all right, gang. It appears that we will soon have to get our houses in order in preparation for one outcome or the other. So why not contemplate these two eventualities and let the Paul Maul universe know what your plans would be in the event of either a cataclysm, a groovy star shower of love, or both.
This week, you’ll be asked to weigh in on the worst case scenario.
Next week, you can weigh in on the happier (depending on how you look at it) alternative.
THIS WEEK: WHAT IF 2012 MEANS THE END?
NEXT WEEK: WHAT IF EVERYTHING GETS BEAUTIFUL?
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February 15th, 2010 at 07:59
I just wish my life was as simple as Dick Cheney’s…no matter what the outcome, peace or destruction, it’s ALL the end of the world for him! Talk about a man who’s shoved it upwards…
February 15th, 2010 at 16:01
Why are we listening to the Mayans anyway, looked what happened to them!!
February 15th, 2010 at 16:55
Carl, you do make a cogent point–their own end was one thing they did not foretell with great accuracy. But, perhaps they practiced healthy self-forgiveness. Besides, a lot of things can catch us unawares. Who could have predicted that Steven Seagal would one day have his own reality show?
February 15th, 2010 at 21:59
2012? Bring it on!
February 16th, 2010 at 11:38
I live in the middle of nowhere so I probably won’t know if anything has happened or not. Still, I can find a few silver linings, not the least of which is avoiding that follow-up colonoscopy.
February 16th, 2010 at 12:11
Ah, yes, Stan, in the worst case scenario the term “follow up” will vanish from our vocabulary fairly quickly!
May 13th, 2011 at 13:50
Paul, I’m happy to report I voted with the majority of your followers who will seek out and consume trans fats in the face of the apocalypse. Once fattened, I will be a little more difficult to kill off; and, if the end of world is actually just an overproduced segue into a more enlightened era, I will make money in a traveling freak show showcasing the consequences of seeking out and consuming trans fats in the face of the apocalypse.
May 13th, 2011 at 20:03
This fully thought-out plan is inspiring, Bryan, and since we all already live in a freak show, taking it to the next, more literal level is truly empow-WOW-ering as well!