December 21, 2012: What's the Deal?
P.S. To contextualize the word, "Empire," (so you don't get your panties all in a tight wad ; ) -
I am feeling a quote of Ani DiFranco's in reference to it:
"I build my own empire
out of car tires and chicken wire
I am Queen of my own compost heap
and I am getting used to the smell."