Events from this past Sunday suggest the apocalypse may be upon us.

Carlos Zambrano, the ace of the Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff, threw a no-hitter against the Houston Astros, a first for a Chicago Cub pitcher since 1972.

On the same day, Lehman Brothers, a bedrock of Wall Street since 1850 announced that it would file bankruptcy in the midst of the greatest financial crisis in U.S. history.

I’m stocking up on bottled water and canned foods just in case…