We’ve made it through the Black Friday rush. The one that started on Thanksgiving, right after dinner’s dishes were washed and lasted clear into the next week. On average, people spent $423 each that single day!
Then, we successfully passed the end of the world. 12-21-12 didn’t have the same apocalyptic kick that the hype led us to believe. Maybe this is because the Mayans were completely wrong. After all, this isn’t the first time the calendar has ended and the world kept on turning. Remember when BC switched to AD? Or, perhaps, December 21st would have been a global celebration rather than destruction, since the ancient civilization traditionally celebrated the New Year on that day. I particularly like to believe a recent commercial in which the company Jell-O makes a sacrifice to appease the angry gods.
After that, came Christmas itself.
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