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TODAY'S THOUGHT: If God had intended for Man to do anything but fornicate, He would have given us brains. (--Ignatz Verbotham) IN THE SPOTLIGHT 12•20•2012; Our Last Golden Sunset? by R. S. Marshal Is planet Earth rapidly approaching a Doomsday as the Maya Calendar draws to an end or is it merely the beginning of the Golden Age of human consciousness? Or does the end-date mean something completely different, if anything at all? R. S. Marshal examines all the evidence left by the Maya - and there is actually very little - to understand what they expected. Did they really expect the world to end as their calendar drew to a close? Or were they looking forward to a Golden Age for their descendants? Then why did they abandon the calendar over a thousand years ago? The answer may surprise you. Longshanks by Forrest Sherwood Edward I, King of England, has long been thought to be one of the Plantagenet dynasty's foremost rulers. Unfortunately, that is not born out by the reports of a close friend and confidante in this autobiographical novel. Robert Hood, sometime fool to Edward, both as Crown Prince and as King of England, tells the tale of what went on behind the scenes during some of the pivotal moments in the history of Edward and, by extension, of England. Most interesting, in a later volume of the proposed series, is Robert's grandson and namesake's close friendship with Edward's son and heir, Edward II. Their interaction may not have made history but it certainly made mythology in the tale of Robin Hood. Longshanks is the first in a proposed series of volumes. What some of us are blogging: 2012 Talk by R. S. Marshal A discussion about the quickly approaching end of the Mayan Calendar (on December 21, 2012) and what the Maya were really talking about... and what it means to our present world. Doomsday or enlightenment, you be the judge. Conspiracies? - No, Just One by C. Fenway Braxton Notable conspiracies of the past and present seem to have no connection between them... or do they? Let's take a cold hard look at the facts, as well as the insinuations. For What It's Worth by Carlton Welsh A word or two on whatever subject interests me at the moment but, as usual, it is mostly complaints I have about politics and social interaction. Conversations With the Almighty by James Allocar How does one make contact with the Almighty, and does one know they have actually done so? It's really a lot easier than you may think. A Different View by TWayne Martin A little thinking outside the box on a number of issues we confront everyday and yet hardly even notice.