Well, it’s Oct. 21 — Radio preacher Harold Camping’s thrice-revised prediction for Judgment Day. And, as CNN’s Belief Blog optimistically observes. we’re all still here. 

(Well, except for a certain Libyan dictator. In the words of entertainment journalist and my former coworker Chris Serico: Oh Gaddafi. We hardly knew how to spell you.)

Of course, there’s still some hours to go, especially here on the West Coast. My son has decided to skip his nap and stock up his supplies, just in case. Then again, he may just be preparing for Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, aka “ViaDoom” and “ViaConDios.” Otherwise, I’m not sure how to break it to him that Big Bird and Gymbo probably won’t be Raptured…

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