Whew, that's a relief, the Times reported this week that Doomsday in the year 2012 isn't going to happen.

Clearly, when they made this announcement, they didn't consider that the "Going Rogue" author, Sarah Palin might be considering a Presidential run for that very same year. Having seen her on the media bandwagon this past week, I can state, with certainty, that the Mayans had to be referencing her as a catastrophic event. But, she does have great eye wear.

As for more immediate space odyssey events, this week we are/have/did experience Leonid's Meteor Shower. I clearly was absent the week that my eighth grade science teacher talked about asteroids, comets and meteors  so in a moment of wanting to learn something I looked up the differences. Certain that I do not really need to  know this, I nonetheless am providing the information for you to peruse. No pop quizzes.

So, I dutifully set my alarm in anticipation of watching the phenomenon. Upon hearing the buzz I did what you all know you'd do, I hit the button, rolled over and went back to sleep. I figured that the concept of star gazing was infinitely more romantic, then the actuality of wandering into my backyard, swathed in an over sized tee shirt and sweatpants, looking up into the haze and smog of Brooklyn, hoping to see something, anything that resembled a shower of meteors..

Thank heaven for you tube, or the news or The Weather Channel. I will, later this evening, watch the celestial light show, and report back to you on what you might have missed.