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AM I THE ONLY ONE STAYING ON TOPIC!!!?!!!
Hannah wrote: "AM I THE ONLY ONE STAYING ON TOPIC!!!?!!!"Hannah, we are always on topic. 😏
Hannah wrote: "I shall say Thoreau"And we have a winner!!! Thoreau's campfire went out of control on April 30th, 1844, a year before he went to live at Walden. Here is a really good article about it if anyone is interested. It includes Thoreau's own account of the fire from his journal, and is very characteristic of him.
http://historyofmassachusetts.org/hen...
Hannah wrote: "AM I THE ONLY ONE STAYING ON TOPIC!!!?!!!"You keep us straight, Hannah!!! 🤣
Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I shall say Thoreau"And we have a winner!!! Thoreau's campfire went out of control on April 30th, 1844, a year before he went to live at Walden. Here is a really good article about..."
What?? 🐻
Ha, reading that now, it's really funny! Sure it wouldn't have been funny at the time though. Yes, as you said, very Thoreau like!
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I shall say Thoreau"And we have a winner!!! Thoreau's campfire went out of control on April 30th, 1844, a year before he went to live at Walden. Here is a really good a..."
What, what?? 🐻
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hannah wrote: "I shall say Thoreau"And we have a winner!!! Thoreau's campfire went out of control on April 30th, 1844, a year before he went to live at Walden. Here is a ..."
I just can't believe the answer's Thoreau!! 🤦♀️
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "🙄 Thanks Dorry. 😂"No problem!"
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Emma laughed, saw a ghost, and gave it a flower!"
Well yeah? What would you do if you saw a ghost?..."
I would say "Boo!" Maybe they're just as scared of that as we are?
Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Emma wrote: "🙄 Thanks Dorry. 😂"No problem!"
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Emma laughed, saw a ghost, and gave it a flower!"
Well yeah? What would you do if you..."
😂😂😂 Yeah, probably. 😂
(If they were even real...)
Dorothy wrote: "Well!!!"Don't tell me you believe in ghosts!!!!
Emma wrote: "😂😂😂 Yeah, probably. 😂(If they were even real...)"
I believe that they are. Not all are evil, of course. My Great Grandfather was murdered on his way home from work. Not long after, his daughter (my grandmother,) just a little girl, saw him. She was frightened and ran away. She felt bad afterward. Never saw him again.
I have felt some of our pets. (Mega Fish will tell you it was my imagination, but I know what I felt.)
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Well!!!"Don't tell me you believe in ghosts!!!!"
Ooops. Looks like I'm in trouble, now! (Actually, the "Well!!!" was in response to the quiz answer.)
Hannah QUICK!!! What's your next stumper? 😂
Meg wrote: "Hannah QUICK!!! What's your next stumper? 😂"Hannah saw a ghost. 😏
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Hannah QUICK!!! What's your next stumper? 😂"Hannah saw a ghost. 😏"
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Meg wrote: "Ruth, it's so good to have you back! 🤗🤗🤗 Oh that heat...I understand how that could get you down. 😔 Hope you are able to get well rested!"Thank you, Meg. 🤗❤🤗❤
I'm working on it.
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Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Eeyore is glum, pessimistic and sarcastic. I'm guessing Mark Twain."
😂 The Eeyore question was a joke because Emma was picking on me for posting a picture of him in this thread. We a..."
What?!? A joke!?!
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Congratulations Hannah! 👏I have no idea what's going on.
Ruth wrote: "Congratulations Hannah! 👏I have no idea what's going on."
When do we ever? 🤣🤣
Letting everyone know the storm has passed my area. 46 mph winds hammered us, and we had 9.12 inches of rain! My basement got wet, but the French drain took it out. It's still very wet, but not flooded down there. Some rain blew in under the slate roof, but did no damage. I was terrified, but kept praying all day. Our lights flickered several times, but the power held. Thousands are without power, though. It has not yet been confirmed, but it is believed a tornado touched down in my county, too! It blew the roof off a day care and flipped cars over. Trees and wires are down everywhere and many roads are closed due to serious flooding. It was terrible, but I made it through! I haven't eaten much today. I was too nervous. Now I'm going to test my blood sugar and eat supper. I'll be back later. Thank you so much for your prayers! I know The Lord hears and he surely answers! Talk to you in a little while. I see I have many comments to read through to catch up!
Feeling thankful for many reasons, but mostly for all of you!
Pammy Jo
Pamela wrote: "Letting everyone know the storm has passed my area. 46 mph winds hammered us, and we had 9.12 inches of rain! My basement got wet, but the French drain took it out. It's still very wet, but not flo..."Soo glad to hear that Pamela!!!!! I was very worried for you!! So glad you're safe!! 🤗🙌❤️
Pamela wrote: "Letting everyone know the storm has passed my area. 46 mph winds hammered us, and we had 9.12 inches of rain! My basement got wet, but the French drain took it out. It's still very wet, but not flo..."Oh Pamela, that sounds like a terrible storm! I'm so thankful you got through with so little damage. 9.2 inches!! That is about the amount of water that is in our snowpack every year come spring, and yes, we get flooding when it melts, even when it is gradual over the course of a month. Can't imagine what it would be like to get that much in a day!
So glad you're alright! 🤗
I just watched the Allentown news. They said the wind gusts actually topped 60 mph! I knew it was bad, but didn't realize it was that high! The flooding is so bad in this area that Stop signs are almost completely covered with water and rescue teams are all over the place doing water rescues. It was scary, watching the news! I was so busy taking care of my property that I didn't realize how bad it was nearby. I did hear sirens all day and fire trucks were going past my house all day, too. I feel so bad for the people who needed help!I'm glad to be back online! Wasn't very hungry, so had some cold fried chicken and a corn muffin. Thank you so much for caring and praying!
Pammy Jo
Meg wrote: "Oh Pamela, that sounds like a terrible storm! I'm so thankful you got through with so little damage. 9.2 inches!! That is about the amount of water that is in our snowpack every year come spring, and yes, we get flooding when it melts, even when it is gradual over the course of a month. Can't imagine what it would be like to get that much in a day!So glad you're alright! 🤗"
*all right
9.2! That's a lot of rain, Pamela! It's a miracle in itself that you aren't flooded!
Hi Pammy, We're so grateful that you're safe
and well.🤗
So glad to hear you survived the storm, Pam!! Was praying for you!
So here's my question:Which mountain served as inspiration for Melville's Moby Dick?
Hannah wrote: "So here's my question:Which mountain served as inspiration for Melville's Moby Dick?"
Walden 😏
Hannah wrote: "So here's my question:Which mountain served as inspiration for Melville's Moby Dick?"
Oooh, another tough one! 😄 Wild guess...Mt. Greylock?
Good glory, Meg! The question was obviously not hard enough!!!
According to what I read, Melville was struck by how much it looked like a sperm whale rising in the distance. He arranged his desk to where he could look at it as he wrote.
Hannah wrote: "Good glory, Meg! The question was obviously not hard enough!!!"What??!! You mean that was correct?!
Well you made an awfully good guess, that's for sure!!!
MEG ALWAYS GETS THEM RIGHT!!!!!!! 😭😭😭
Emma wrote: "MEG ALWAYS GETS THEM RIGHT!!!!!!! 😭😭😭"IKR!?! Maybe I should have let other people guess before announcing the winner....but since we got the correct answer so soon!!
Hannah wrote: "Emma wrote: "MEG ALWAYS GETS THEM RIGHT!!!!!!! 😭😭😭"IKR!?! Maybe I should have let other people guess before announcing the winner....but since we got the correct answer so soon!!"
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Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"What's not fair?
Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"What's not fair?"
Probably that I looked up names of MA mountains! 😂 I did not look to see if they had any reference to Moby Dick, however!
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"What's not fair?"
Probably that I looked up names of MA mountains! 😂 I did not look to see if they had any reference to Moby Dick, however!"
Ahhh. Poor Dorry. 😂
Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"Unfortunately, there aren't any
Mountains called Alcott.
Ruth wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"Unfortunately, there aren't any
Mountains called Alcott."
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Hannah wrote: "According to what I read, Melville was struck by how much it looked like a sperm whale rising in the distance. He arranged his desk to where he could look at it as he wrote."Oh yeah, I actually think I did read that somewhere! I can kinda see it...
Ruth wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"Unfortunately, there aren't any
Mountains called Alcott."
That's what she said when I read the question to her..."Well, I can't guess Louisa May Alcott this time!" 🤣
Ruth wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "NOT fair!"Unfortunately, there aren't any
Mountains called Alcott."
How are you feeling, Ruth?
Early American Literature
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I'm guessing Mark Twain."
😂 The Eeyore question was a joke because Emma was picking on me..."
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