Kaylarhea reports on the looming important decision.

On Monday everyone will be celebrating the arrival of the New Year and keeping all of their resolutions in mind for 2013. Some of us will commit to minor lifestyle changes while all of us living in the United States will be chained to the almost inevitable free-fall off the 'Fiscal Cliff' (unless, our Executive Branch and Legislative Branch work together and set aside their differences). The only possible way to prevent the 'fiscal cliff' is through compromise and bi-partisan legislation.

What does 'fiscal cliff' mean and how did it come into existence? 'Fiscal cliff' is a notorious phrase that refers to across-the-board cuts on spending and an increase in taxation. The moment the clock strikes 12am, January 1, 2013 the Budget Control Act of 2013 (BCA) will take action. The BCA was an agreement between Chief Legislator, Barack Obama, and Congress signed in 2011 to end bickering over the height of the debt-ceiling -- the amount of money the government is permitted to borrow from itself to pay off debt -- and to organize a Supercommittee that would compromise on a deal that could decrease the deficit by over 1 trillion in the next 10 years. The entire purpose of this agreement was to force Congress to work together or drastic measures would befall.

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Bibi4evr shares what Whyville had in store for the holidays.

If you were able to log on and visit a chat room on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, you would have noticed the cute, animated candy cane popping up every few minutes.

Once you clicked the candy cane, the cutest thing appeared. What you got was antlers as well as a circular, red nose on your avatar. And another great addition, the phrase that re-appeared every five minutes:

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