The World Is Ending - Postponed From Earlier Date

You heard it here.  Of course, chances are if you are reading this post after Friday, October 21, 2011 the prediction was wrong.  I'm sorry, I mean it might have just been postponed....again.  You may remember the predictions of radio preacher Harold Camping who said Judgment Day would come May 21, but when it didn't happen, he said that was just the spiritual judgment day.  The world will end more quietly Friday October 21.  So should we waste time continuing to write and edit, or just have fun in our last 24hours (plus or minus).  I mean, I have some work deadlines coming up from my paying job. 

You know what really sucks about this prediction?  If it's true, I'll miss the opening of Avengers.

Sometimes these "news" stories are odder than any fantasy or sci-fi story and makes me think about doing something like a short story with such a theme.  Although, I think it works better for a comedy.

Was the Kraken Real?

The answer is - maybe.  That's right.  One of our favorite mythological monsters, and the ship crunching pet of Pirates of the Carribean's Davey Jones, may have really existed  according to an article on foxnews.com. 

While direct evidence of this creature hasn't been found, there has been some evidence of its existence based on markings on the bones of ichytosaurs - 45-foot long water dinosaurs that might have been prey for the possible monsters during the Triassic period.  The key evidence seems to be in bones found in one location that most likely didn't die at the same time - indicating this could have been the kraken's lair.    If such creatures weren't soft bodies there might have been more fossilized evidence, but unfortunately all we have is theories and a possible location of the Kraken's dining room.  Following discoveries like this can give some credibility to stories with related monsters or themes.  I mean a REAL monster that snacked on 45-foot long dinosaurs makes for cool stories.