apocalypse now

I first became aware of the Mayan end times business about 20 years ago, in a book called "The Flight of Feathered Serpent," by Peter Balin. I dug it out today and was very surprised to discover that he has the beginning of the destruction fixed for December 21st, 2011. I've been looking forward to this all these years, and I'm actually a year late to the party? What a disappointment.