I probably shouldn’t even feature this, because it represents a stupid move on my part, a failure to register the imminent danger. I’d gone out to a nearby clearing to witness a distant thunderstorm, which petered out, but then I noticed that the clouds directly overhead were starting to get active. There were no ground strikes, not even any thunder, just cloud-to-cloud activity. Until this one. It was the only ground strike of the entire storm, but it struck within a couple hundred meters, which is way too fucking close – you’re looking up the bolt here. I knew it could happen, I just wasn’t thinking. It could easily have killed me.
If it had, this image would possibly have garnered worldwide attention for a few days, unlike what it’s doing now. I wouldn’t have made any money from that of course, but The Girlfriend could have built a nice nest egg. Kabang!
We might also conclude that there was an even worse atheist than me nearby, more deserving of the whole vengeful wrath thing. I never heard of anyone being struck, but you know, we typically don’t merit the media attention…