The world went crazy in the year 999, when many feared the biblical reference to the end of the millenium. It was later decided that the biblical 'millenium' is an unknown length of time.

It has also been determined that a biblical 'day' could be many thousands, or even millions of years. Hence, the whole shebang was built in only six 'days'. Still leaves me wondering why an all-powerful god needed a seventh day, to rest.

On Feb. 8, 1750 a small earthquake struck London. John Wesley wrote, "O, that our repentance may prevent heavier marks of His displeasure." Then another, heavier quake struck on March 8. And while scoffing at predictions of another quake a month later, it suddenly became popular to be 'called away' from the city near the end of March. By April 5 one-third of London was emptied (one person counted 730 coaches leaving the city). It was estimated that 100,000 people slept in parks or on boats. They stayed away for three days, not knowing if the Almighty was using a 28- or 30-day calendar to plan His events.

One would think that people would have eventually come to their senses. For another fifty-years it was thought that earthquakes occured only in cities that had 'turned away from G-d', until someone realized that we don't hear about earthquakes that happen in remote places because there is no one there to make the report.

We all know that New Orleans survived Katrina rather well; it was the failure of the man-made levvies that so devasted the city. Remember Jerry Falwell saying that the hurricane was due to G-d's displeasure at N.O.'s decadance? So G-d must have decided to spare the French Quarter! Here in earthquake country, the most decadant sections of San Francisco have been equally spared. (Perhaps bars and strip clubs are blessed with "special dispensation".)

End of the world? No, I think the turtles will hold up the planet for a very long time to come. But if it has been a long time since Atlas shrugged in your neck of the woods, then you may be overdue for an earthquake; the pressure is building - Repent Now!