Patrick Swayze loses battle against Cancer

1952 - 2009

Patrick Swayze lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Monday, according to his publicist. He was surrounded by his family and passed peacefully.

His battle with the disease was no secret and his battle was every bit public as he was often photographed immediately following his hospital visits.

It still comes as a shock, that the man made famous with his incredible moves in Dirty Dancing and his charming persona in Ghost will no longer be seen on the big screen and no longer seen in the public eye.

It is always a sad moment when we realize that people who have the ability to touch so many have now left us forever. But I am sure fans will never forget him. Further, women will never forget the first time they saw him stroll onto the silver screen in Dirty Dancing - a movie that is legendary in its own ranks.

09/09/09

So today marks the date everyone's been anxiously waiting for and...surprise surprise, the world did not end!

09/09/09 - all single digits, the last time we'll see this for another 92 or 93 years I believe. This date has brought excitement and fear to many people. Although there is no symmetrical meaning to the date, many theorists, mythicists and numerologists have looked to this date as having a powerful sign. The theories have been nothing different than what we're used to hearing, "End of the World", "Armageddon", etc. Even attempting to bring Nostrodamus into the mix.

Numerologists claim that it is a time for forgiveness, compassion and success. Others say its the mark of Satan, seeing as it's 666 flipped upside down.

On a Spiritual front, the number 9 is directly related with Hinduism's most powerful deities, Maha Kali. This is a little known fact. The number 9 has great significance with relation to Maha Kali's power and influence. Maha Kali of course being the strongest deity represented creation and balance between life and death.

Greek Mathematician, Pythagoras, also gave significance to the number 9.

You can multiply any single digit and arrive at 9. Wednesday, in numerology is signified as 9. September is the 9th month. September 9th is the 252nd day of the year and broken down, this adds up to 9.

The Chinese look to the number 9 in a positive manner, while the Japanese do not.

Whatever the theories, whatever the prophecies, the fact remains that today is 9-9-9 and I got a text message at 9:09 AM and when I opened my eyes -- the world was still in one piece and my phone still worked. Only one more time slot left to watch: 9:09 PM.

It is interesting however that ancient history has placed such importance on numerology. Again we have a fast approaching date that carries many theories with it based on the Mayan calander: the year 2012.

I have to run, more on this later. Enjoy your day everyone!