Dumbbell

No telling what he’s thinking. He could be counting down to leap.

The Rule of 3 is a writing principle that suggests that a trio of entities such as events or characters is more
Three entities combines both brevity and rhythm with having the smallest amount of information to create a pattern.
The rule has been confirmed by anthropological experts as an archetypal principle that works on three levels:

Though tonight she’s made me sad.
If I find her I’ll be glad.
I still love her.I don’t wanna spoil the party so I’ll go.
I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party by The Beatles (1964)
I would hate my disappointment to show.
There’s nothing for me here, so I will disappear.
If she turns up while I’m gone, please let me know.
There’s no fun in what I do, if she’s not there.
But I think I’ll take a walk and look for her.

I had a dream, crazy dream:
Anything I wanted to know, any place I needed to go.
California sunlight, sweet Calcutta rain.
Honolulu starbright, the song remains the same.Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains The Same

Seven older gentlemen of various political persuasions gather in the courtyard under the squawking birds to politely discuss and examine, in regulated heartbeat, the current issues and events of the week.

High-school classmates, both living & dead, unknown to others outside of Los Gatos, they also like to talk about.
Exclusive club it is.

Both worked their entire lives in the steel mills. Andy was one of the very last relics of the Rust Belt. All the electricity, some at 13,800 volts, passed through his control room. This drawing above is his diagram of the main switches.
archaic : think
obsolete : believe