Technically, I'm pretty sure "Sunday night" actually means "the night when a weekend's worth of procrastination comes back to haunt you," which means that this installment of Sunday Nights on the Lam is actually perfectly punctual. But I think there are bigger things to worry about haunting us, because it appears that this week has seen several signs of the apocalypse. M.I.A. is pregnant, moose are appearing in various urban areas of northern Wisconsin (fleeing from Sarah Palin, no doubt), Barack Obama is advertising in a video game, and today I actually bought a suit without going into convulsions at the price tag. Clearly signs of our impending doom.

And if we will be judged on one thing, I firmly believe that it will be our long-standing failure to address a looming threat that we have ignored for far too long: namely, the threat of an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, attack against the United States. The never-ever-hysterical Heritage Foundation gives us the details:

An EMP attack is produced by detonating a nuclear weapon launched by a ballistic missile. Such a detonation—occurring high above the earth—produces a massive pulse of ionized particles that could damage many electrical and information systems. An attack would disrupt telecommunications, banking and finance, fuel and energy, food and water supplies, emergency and government services, and more, threatening millions of lives.

Fortunately, the nice folks at Heritage have the solution: Congress should declare an "EMP Recognition Day," drawing attention to the threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack by simulating its effects on Capitol Hill for a day. This would involve shutting down the cafeteria (no peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for you, Herb Kohl!), walking to work, shutting off the lights, and - horror of horrors - shutting off Blackberries. (Perhaps John McCain could fly quickly walk in and invent a solution?) So the next time the markets are failing, Iraq is collapsing, and Congress is doing nothing, don't worry - it's not because they're negligent; it's because they're getting ready for the apocalypse in the form of an electromagnetic pulse. (Via Tapped.)

Oh, one more sign of the apocalypse: the Packers are back to .500 with yesterday's 27-17 win over Seattle. Aaron Rodgers, playing with an injured throwing shoulder, managed to throw for two touchdowns; Greg Jennings and Charles Woodson performed exceptionally. Here are the big plays:

Incidentally, next week H-COW (the Harvard College Club of Wisconsin, if you hadn't guessed) will be tailgating for the Colts game, so drop me a line if you want to join us. Bratwurst in Cambridge? Now I know the apocalypse has arrived.