So Trinity, what's the miracle that happened??? Do tell. 
I'm afraid to tell you Deb because nothing normal ever seems to happen to me,,,,,,,, but here goes, now dont laugh,,,,,,,,
It was up on the second highest point in Iowa, Pilot Knob something, (near Mason City) a couple weeks back, a funky rock structure that looks like a silo, ) I laughed when I first saw it, thinking , "how original of these Iowan's" built as part of the WPA/CCC program back in the thirties. I was with a friend taking pics of a electrical storm, north towards MN with my new camera I use for diving, (a Nikon D300) on a tripod, set with a shudder speed of 10 min. that way you get the large number of lighting bolts in a single frame. We were enjoying a bottle of wine as we waited out the shutter, that way in case the pics didnt work out it wasnt a wasted trip, or well, maybe it was, a wasted trip
The storm was moving our way and thought we'd probably fold it up, before we got soaked, as soon as the shudder clicked. Then it happened, the biggest, brightest, bang, of a bolt right above us, seemingly right above us, as soon as we realized we were, still alive, we RAN! The wierd thing about it is a few years back I blew up a $300, 000 worth of electrical equipment in a power plant, the main blast was 4' to the right of me and 4' above me, ( Excel , 'Northern States Power', said I was lucky to still be alive) these blasts produce a INTENSELY strong magnetic field, strong enough to snap grade 5 bolts. Its felt these super strong magnetic fields have the ability to alter your personality, much like electro-convulsive shock therapy, without actually enduring the shock itself. I had often felt my personality was different after that incident, more agressive, higher strung, not as happy overall, nor as content. After we got back to my truck and it had started to pour, we laughed about how "close that was" and decided we wouldn't do it again, least not for awhile, but ever since then my old personality seems to be back, (thats why I said to Heidi, "I didn't want to jinx it")
Some other things I'd thought, maybe it takes a life threatening experience to pull you from a ML crisis, evil Terry thinks, its a life threatening experience thats puts you "into" a ML crisis. Maybe it was nothing, just doing something (looking back) that was pretty stupid, maybe it was a miracle, miracle we survived. I'm going to keep looking at it as a miracle, least for the way I feel. The part about growing younger throughout the day is no doubt a different attitude, then me having found some electrical fountain of youth, especially in northern Iowa
TRINITY
There's an end to the ML crisis.... [Breathes SIGH of relief...this is VERY GOOD news INDEED! LOL!!]
It made me smile that someone in their early 30s responded,,,,,,,,,,THANKS T
