END OF THE WORLD...VERMONT STYLE 

Tsunamis. Tornadoes. Avalanches. Mudslides. Terrorism and war. And Religious leaders and crackpots spouting myriad end-of-the-world scenarios. It feels like disasters are all around us. 

Could we be living in the final days? Is the Rapture just around the corner? Even dyed-in-the-wool skeptics like me are beginning to get just a wee bit edgy.