“They” Say “It” Happens in “Threes”

I don’t know what “it” is, and I don’t know who “they” are. My Mamaw always said, “Good things happen in threes.” Other folks say, “bad things happen in threes.” Why does “three” seems to be a magical number in these superstitions? Even when storytellers relate a tale, things happen in “threes.” Does that hold true for you?

This last week in my little eclectic life, “strange things” have happened in a set of three:

1. My friend Thorne laughingly calls me “Miss Non-Controversial.” I try to avoid talking about politics or religion on this blog. It’s not that I don’t have opinions, mind you. I just don’t like to stir up trouble. Heck I had to run it past you before I told you about Gaybingo!

   Seems I stirred controvery anyway over a silly thing like hand lotion! I told y’all back in December to throw away your old hand lotions. Old lotions can become contaminated with bacteria, and I didn’t want you to get a “chemical burn” on your skin as, I did.

   I noticed that there was a lot of traffic to the post, followed the links, and found what I thought were a bunch of trash talking teenagers discussing the post and calling me a liar. Actually, they called me “an effing liar.” When I joined their forum to try to tell them it was true (because these kids were swapping makeup, for Heaven’s sake), they swarmed on me like a school of piranhas hungry for blood.

   I thought that their Mommas should wash their mouths out with soap! Turns out that these were girls old enough to know better! Some of them were mommas! They were in their twenties and talking like that. I was mortified and saddened for a brief spell — saddened for the generation of children being raised by parents with no manners or good sense. One of them had the nerve to come to my post and comment, anonymously of course.

   I got over the shock by reminding myself of all the good young women I find on the internet and remembering that these girls at Makeup Alley were an aberration. And, I reminded myself that I like blog traffic. Maybe I should be controversial more often? Perhaps I could write a post about mascara or something.

2. Another odd thing that happened was getting a comment on a blog post about a ghost hunt in Boerne, Texas. I had told of my experience staying at Ye Kendall Inn, which is haunted. A woman named Sherra wrote a comment and left a darned interesting story about her own ghostly experience! Hers was much better than mine, and now I have the fever to go back to Boerne and try again. If you like ghost stories, follow that link and read the last comment.
3. The third odd thing was a contact from ABC (as in the television station!). It seems that they were searching for “storytelling families” to be on the “reality” show they call Wife Swap. Unfortunately, I have no children at home under that age of 17 (please note that when I said, “unfortunately” my tongue was firmly planted in my cheek!). They also told me that if I refer a family who is chosen to be on the show, I can receive $1,000 for the referral. Unfortunately, I won’t get that either! Unless YOU would like me to give them your contact info?

I figure that “it” doesn’t happen in “threes;” “it” happens in multiples of three! So I guess I’ll head out into the world and see what strange things happen today.

Other posts you might enjoy:

1. Jumped The Gun Again. Will I Never Learn?
2. The Wright Stuff
3. A Dixie Cup In The Wind
4. Monday Moan
5. No More “Peek-A-Boo” Blog

Tagged as: Ghost story, Hill Country, humor, superstition