Damn you, Karma

Got my comeuppance for sneering at the MAM's 'ailments'. I was at badminton practice this evening playing mixed doubles with Mahesh, who is built like the proverbial sturdy toilet constructed of brick.

I was standing behind him, because it was his turn to receive the service. The shot was heading well to the back of the court and clearly OUT, but Mahesh decided that this was the time to open a Can o' Whup-ass on our opponents. He somehow got behind me and delivered a powerful slashing blow, missing the shuttle completely and hitting me in the side with his racquet.

I now have a picturesque red-and-blue weal over my left kidney shaped like the rim of a racquet.