| THE WRITE PAGE The Fourth of July is a fun, food-filled family celebration, and, when the weather cooperates, fabulous fireworks fill the night skies. I hope your holiday is relaxing. |
| MY CHARACTERS Katherine Jean Wilk is a former cryptanalyst whose dreams of being the next Elizebeth Friedman, the first female cryptanalyst who deciphered enemy codes in World War I and World War II, were shattered by the death of her husband, also a cryptanalyst. Moving to Columbia, MN to teach high school math has enabled her to use what she knows and loves, logic and mathematics. |
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| PUZZLE SOLUTION FROM MAVERICK, MOVIES & MURDER Vigenère Cipher The message to encrypt is : MATH IS FUN! The encryption word is : Key M of MATH maps with K of Key. A of MATH maps with E of Key. T of MATH maps with Y of Key. H of MATH maps with K of Key (repeated). I of IS maps with E of Key. S of IS maps with Y of Key. F/K, U/E, N/Y The encryption is : WERRMQPYL! |
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| RIDDLE SOLUTION 8D – 24H = 1W EIGHT DAYS MINUS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS EQUALS ONE WEEK |
| NEW RIDDLE Matching embedded words: 1. Question everyone. 2. Capable devil 3. Quarrel 4. Something all members of my family have in common 5. Not enough out A. Tooling B. Running C. Demonstrable D. Basketball E. Tournament If you’ve read Maverick, Movies & Murder and have the inclination, please leave a review! More next time. Have a wonderful week!Happy reading! Mary |