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the superstitious rule of thumb is things always break in threes. if you're superstitious and believe in such nonsense. which i don't. just before christmas the washing machine stopped draining water. this is the second time it's had this particular problem. the day after christmas we bought a nice shiny new one. my digital camera started acting up during the kids' winter programs. it only sometimes took pictures that weren't all black. and the others had ruinous streaks going across them. the vacuum cleaner started spraying blue sparks out the side. somehow the beautiful and talented alisa thought this was bad. three. hm.