If you’re reading this, can you please let me know if it is ok to come out of my bunker?  Yesterday on the evening news I saw that they were predicting a Blood Red Moon for last night.  To be honest, I didn’t listen to the whole story.  As soon as the anchorman said the word “Prophecy,” I grabbed my little brother and headed down to our basement bunker.

I bet you’re wondering why we have a bunker in our basement?  Well when I was a young and impressionable puppy, my big brother, Lemmy, was obsessed with the Mayan Apocalypse.  He was convinced that the Mayan calendar was correct and that the world would end on December 21, 2012.  So we spent that fall putting together a bunker in our basement, and happily spent the days leading up to my first Christmas in it.  I know it sounds silly now, but I was a naive little puppy just following my big brother’s advice.

Well I guess Lemmy had more of an influence on me than I realized.  Because last night as soon as I heard that there would be a “Rare Super Moon Lunar Eclipse” Sunday night into Monday morning, I panicked and headed straight to my trusted old bunker.  As I grabbed a few squeaky toys to keep Asa amused, I heard the reporter say, “what is unusual about this lunar eclipse is that it is occurring during the closest full moon of the year, and is the last one in a series of four total lunar eclipses in a row that happened just six months apart, which is a fairly rare event.”  The reporter went on to add that some people believe the resulting Blood Red Moon is signaling the end of the world.  I suppose as with the Mayan Apocalypse, this will turn out to be a bunch of superstitious malarkey, hyped up by the media.  But I guess it’s ok to be cautious.  Besides, it was nice spending last night in the bunker with Asa telling him stories about Lemmy. Now seriously, can you please tell me if it is safe to leave my bunker?!