Thunder and lightning

As kids, my cousin and I would sit by the window and watch electric storms. My grandma had told me that St. Peter played bowling (do you hear the thunder? His ball is rolling). When the sound broke and the lightning struck, she would say that St. Peter had a hit. And so I told my cousin the same story and we would watch and wait for lightning to strike. We knew the story was made up, but it made the terrifying spectacle more bearable and allowed us to keep our fears in check. To this day, I enjoy storms…