[Mr. Pockets]

Originally Posted by EricH

I’m not going to say that CD should shut down or be a “FIRST is great” forum. Those are the worst two options of many. But what I am going to say is that we all need a break. Go outside and have fun. Get away from the internet for a day or three. Go watch a sports game in person--preferably one that you don't have to go to because of X relative being in it. Have a snowball fight, if you have snow already. Come back refreshed, ready for another year, and then make your break a little earlier next year.

I've actually taken to only checking CD 2-3 times a day (and only once for more than 2 minutes at a time). I find myself amazed at the amount of free time that I have

I'm almost curious what it would be like if we learned conclusively that the end of the world would be on a certain day. Sounds like science fiction, but it is a strange thought. I personally doubt that the world will end in 2012, but at the very least no one will begrudge me if I'm wrong

Originally Posted by Karibou

I mean, come on, we can probably calculate into the 3000s with our fancy computers, but they didn't have any of that Maybe they just gave up after that point.

Y2K. Sorry couldn't resist.