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PORCH PONDERINGS

by QueenNormaJean marching on!

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #2198921

Norma's Wanderings around a small section of Montana

Well, hey there!
Welcome to Roundup, Montana! If it's a nice day, we'll sit a spell on my porch and talk awhile.

A poem captured my attention the other day.

Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget 
Falls drop by drop upon the heart, 
Until, in our own despair,
 Against our will,
 Comes wisdom 
Through the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus

What's on your mind today?

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Wordsmitty ✍️

a day ago
In response to "The Survivors Club"

The only 3 saying I remember is that "bad things come in threes. So once the first happens you can expect two more soon" - Murphy.

Oh, wait. I may have gotten that backwards. It could have been good things. Like finding money. Did I mention there was a fresh, crisp five dollar bill in my back yard the other day? True!

Have no idea where it came from or why it hadn't blown away. I keep looking for the ten and the twenty, but never arrived. Maybe I was right in the first place.

Ichabod Crane-writing-reading.

a day ago
In response to "The Survivors Club"

I heard of the '3's years ago but I had forgotten them.

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

a day ago
In response to "The Survivors Club"

Sounds very interesting.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 18, 2025 at 4:40pm
In response to "The Teacher"

Does the teacher want everything stirred up? A thought to consider. Her family and her history may be intertwined with the drama. If she says no... I'd say, "let it be".

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 18, 2025 at 12:15am
In response to "The Teacher"

Smith Brothers cough drops are what I remember growing up. Cherry was what I preferred. The company still exists and besides Wild Cherry has Black Licorice, Honey Lemon and Warm Apple Pie. I don't remember the last, but haven't looked to see when that flavor started.

They have an "old" B&W commercial on their website. https://smithbrothers.co

Oh, I guesss I should have posted this before you got better.

AmyJo-Spring's on the way!

Mar 18, 2025 at 12:12am
In response to "The Teacher"

Sounds like a lot of drama. Wouldn't want to be involved. Teachers are scapegoats in a lot of ways, and have too much responsibility.

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St. Patrick's Sox

Mar 18, 2025 at 12:00am
In response to "The Teacher"

Sounds like the superintendent is sweating 💦

SandraLynn

Mar 13, 2025 at 11:35am
In response to "Release the Kraken"

Small town drama is more in-your-face. It cannot be swept under the rug. I feel for that teacher. Someone that sensitive should not be a bully principal. I wish healing and no more illness for you.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 13, 2025 at 2:37am
In response to "Release the Kraken"

Is it possible that the tooth kraken escaped the dentist and is causing all this problem in town? Well, at least you can't say life has been boring. Time to look up kraken kurses for a cough solution.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 13, 2025 at 1:37am
In response to "Release the Kraken"

I can believe the pettiness.

Kudos to the kids. Gotta love bigger city TV stations. Sorry that your hamlet will bear the brunt, but pettiness needs to be called out.

March 19, 2025 at 6:32pm

#1085697

The Survivors Club

I'm in a book club. I have to have read one on Science coming up. So I peruse my book shelf. I think this one may work.

'The Survivor's Club' by Ben Sherwood is a book from 2009

It discusses ways to and stories of surviving.

I found this especially interesting - the rule of threes:

Per the author, this is from the U.S. Air Force- remember, your body temperature is 98.6

Then from there:

You cannot survive:
3 seconds without spirit and hope
3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter (in extreme conditions)
3 days without water
3 weeks without food
3 months without companionship or love

I was thinking on this while walking today. I remembered all but couldn't remember the timeline for the shelter. It was sooner than I thought.

But if you logically think of these, it makes sense. Without hope, you're doomed. Without air, you're dead. Without shelter, especially in cold or wet conditions, you're soon chilled. Without water, you'll dehydrate. Without food, you'll starve. Without another person, you can have all the other variables but wither away for lack of human companionship.

Then I think of the movie with Tom Hanks - 'Castaway'. He ended up with all those variables. Now granted, the companionship wasn't human, it was an inanimate object. But he transferred his love and affection to it. He also had a picture of his wife. But he had the others in the list. And it was easier for him to maintain his body temperature on an island in the tropics. Fish in the sea. Fresh water caught in a storm, if I remember.

This is an interesting book. A myriad of situations people have had and survived.
Some chapter titles:
The Science of Luck
Too Mean to Die
What Does Not Kill Me

Guess what I'll be reading for a few days!?

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