{"id":408,"date":"2015-10-20T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holdsuponhappiness.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/20\/in-case-of-emergency\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T17:41:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T17:41:56","slug":"in-case-of-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holdsuponhappiness.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/20\/in-case-of-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case of Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was lying in bed the other night wondering what five books I would take with me if I was stranded on a deserted island. \u00a0As you do. Of course, this led me to wonder how I ended up on the island.<\/p>\n

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Was my ship captured by pirates and after I spurned the captain’s advances, I was put ashore where I stood gallantly waving farewell with my trunk by my side? \u00a0(the trunk has to be there to contain the books.)<\/div>\n
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Was my ship broken apart on the rocks after a day and night of a storm such as was never known in that latitude before? \u00a0I made it ashore by clinging to a spar, washing up half-drowned, possibly with my trunk half-buried in the sand beside me. \u00a0(again, the books.)<\/div>\n
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Maybe I was making a valiant effort to circumnavigate the globe in my own airplane and crash-landed on the shore. \u00a0I am now using the pieces of the plane to build a shelter and make tools (I am handy that way) but I can’t bring myself to burn the books to cook my food.<\/div>\n
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Maybe I am a detective investigating a ring of drug smugglers that operate on a cruise line. \u00a0Unfortunately, they have seen through my disguise and cast me adrift in a lifeboat to perish on the open sea. \u00a0Instead, I (and my books) after days of agony and near-death (for me, not the books. Obviously.) manage to navigate to the island. \u00a0Probably by using a compass made from the debris in the bottom of the lifeboat.<\/div>\n
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I am leaning toward the airplane storyline. \u00a0It gives me so much to work with once I am on the island. \u00a0Supplies, food, first-aid, fresh water, all of it right there in the airplane.<\/div>\n
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I think I might be getting sidetracked here. \u00a0So, if I crash land on an island, what books would I not mind rereading? \u00a0Oh, and just assume that for some reason I have a handy dandy survival handbook. \u00a0That is not one of my five books. \u00a0Thinking it over, I think if I was adventurous enough to fly around the world, I would also be smart enough to plan ahead and have survival supplies, including a handbook. \u00a0Here are the other books I would have packed in my airplane.<\/div>\n
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The complete works of Jane Austen. \u00a0Is that cheating? \u00a0Possibly, but I can make the rules, and her works are available in one volume, so there you go. \u00a0I can read Jane Austen, flip to the front, and start all over again. \u00a0She is eminently re-readable.<\/div>\n
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Gaudy Night<\/i> by Dorothy Sayers. \u00a0Because of Peter Wimsey. \u00a0I’ve always been a bit in love with him.<\/div>\n
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One Fine Day<\/i> by Mollie Panter-Downes. \u00a0A beautifully written novel about one day in the life of a couple living in a small English village just after WWII. \u00a0I have read it several times and wouldn’t mind reading it several more. And English village life would be a welcome respite after hacking my way through jungles and catching my dinner with a makeshift hook.<\/div>\n
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The Diary of a Provincial Lady<\/i> by E.M. Delafield. \u00a0Because it is funny and witty and being stranded on an island isn’t all fun and games. \u00a0This would cheer me up on even the worst day.<\/div>\n
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To Say Nothing of the Dog<\/i> by Connie Willis. \u00a0It is so much I love, references to British literature including and obviously Three Men in a Boat<\/i> by Jerome K. Jerome, time travel, humor, nonsense. \u00a0It bears repeated reading because each time you catch a reference or a joke you missed the time before. \u00a0In fact, I want to reread it right now. \u00a0And I want to reread Three Men in a Boat<\/i>. \u00a0If I could have a sixth book maybe that would be it.<\/div>\n
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Ask me tomorrow and this list would probably be completely different but for right now, there you go. \u00a0My list for when stranded on a deserted island. Which on some days doesn’t sound too bad. \u00a0What would you pick?<\/div>\n
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I was lying in bed the other night wondering what five books I would take with me if I was stranded on a deserted island. \u00a0As you do. Of course, this led me to wonder how I ended up on the island. Was my ship captured by pirates and after I spurned the captain’s advances, I was put ashore where I stood gallantly waving farewell with my trunk by my side? \u00a0(the trunk has to be there to contain the books.) Was my ship broken apart on the rocks after a day and night of a storm such as was never known in that latitude before? \u00a0I made it ashore by clinging to a spar, washing up half-drowned, possibly with my trunk half-buried in the sand beside me. \u00a0(again, the books.) Maybe I was making a valiant effort to circumnavigate the globe in my own airplane and crash-landed on the shore. \u00a0I am now using the pieces of the plane to build a shelter and make tools (I am handy that way) but I can’t bring myself to burn the books to cook my food. Maybe I am a detective investigating a ring of drug smugglers that operate on a cruise line. \u00a0Unfortunately, they have seen through my disguise and cast me adrift in a lifeboat to perish on the open sea. \u00a0Instead, I (and my books) after days of agony and near-death (for me, not the books. Obviously.) manage to navigate to the island. \u00a0Probably by using a compass made from the debris in the bottom of the lifeboat. I am leaning toward the airplane storyline. \u00a0It gives me so much to work with once I am on the island. \u00a0Supplies, food, first-aid, fresh water, all of it right there in the airplane. I think I might be getting sidetracked here. \u00a0So, if I crash land on an island, what books would I not mind rereading? \u00a0Oh, and just assume that for some reason I have a handy dandy survival handbook. \u00a0That is not one of my five books. \u00a0Thinking it over, I think if I was adventurous enough to fly around the world, I would also be smart enough to plan ahead and have survival supplies, including a handbook. \u00a0Here are the other books I would have packed in my airplane. The complete works of Jane Austen. \u00a0Is that cheating? \u00a0Possibly, but I can make the rules, and her works are available in one volume, so there you go. \u00a0I can read Jane Austen, flip to the front, and start all over again. \u00a0She is eminently re-readable. Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers. \u00a0Because of Peter Wimsey. \u00a0I’ve always been a bit in love with him. One Fine Day by Mollie Panter-Downes. \u00a0A beautifully written novel about one day in the life of a couple living in a small English village just after WWII. \u00a0I have read it several times and wouldn’t mind reading it several more. And English village life would be a welcome respite after hacking my way through jungles and catching my dinner with a makeshift hook. The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield. \u00a0Because it is funny and witty and being stranded on an island isn’t all fun and games. \u00a0This would cheer me up on even the worst day. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. \u00a0It is so much I love, references to British literature including and obviously Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, time travel, humor, nonsense. \u00a0It bears repeated reading because each time you catch a reference or a joke you missed the time before. \u00a0In fact, I want to reread it right now. \u00a0And I want to reread Three Men in a Boat. \u00a0If I could have a sixth book maybe that would be it. Ask me tomorrow and this list would probably be completely different but for right now, there you go. \u00a0My list for when stranded on a deserted island. 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