Jonathan pushed the musical score aside and slammed the lid of his piano in frustration, something he never did.
"Denarius, why are you doing this to me when I have so much on my plate right now!" he yelled, and he could almost hear his former head professor chuckle in response.
"You know I will always give you more to do when you think you are already overwhelmed, it's the only way I can prove to you what you are really capable of doing," his professor's voice played in his head.
"Yeah, yeah," Jonathan muttered, "and I always wondered whether that made you a genius or a sadist!"
The laughing response in his head was interrupted by real laughter as his daughter came in and said, "That musical puzzle of your professor's may be the product of a sadistic genius, but I think I've got a clue."
She pulled out a piece of paper and said, "It's a chart of how musical notes can represent letters -- there have been war spies who've used this, and some of them were so good their scores sounded like real musical pieces while sending vital information, too."
Linking up with Zoe's Uncharted Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Plate.
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Good Fences
Gosia, of Looking for Identity, has taken over Good Fences, and it's now Good Fences Around The World. Post a picture of a fence or gate, link back to her blog, and go visit others to see what interesting fences there are out in this big world.
We don't see a lot of iron fences around a front door; this one is very well done. |
Today is:
Arbor Day -- Brazil
Barnesville Pumpkin Festival -- Barnesville, OH, US (pumpkins are just the start of the fun; through Sunday)
Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper Celebration Day -- Fairy Calendar (Goblins)
Eleven Days of Global Unity -- Day 11, Peace (to coincide with the International celebration; sponsored by We, the World)
Fairmount Museum Days/Remembering James Dean Festival -- Fairmont, IN, US (celebrating Dean and other famous people from Fairmont; through Sunday)
Ghatasthapana -- Nepal (start of a nine day Hindu festival, the longest and most auspicious festival in the Nepalese annual calendar)
Hijra -- Islam (New Year, began last night at the first viewing of the new moon crescent)
Independence Day -- Armenia(1991); Belize(1981); Malta(1964)
International Day of Peace -- UN
Kharisteria -- Ancient Greek Calendar (date approximate; feast of Aremis Agrotera[the huntress] that became a thankgiving for the victory of the battle of Marathon)
Kwama Nkrumah's Birthday/Founder's Day -- Ghana
Miniature Golf Day -- golf the fun way! (separate from National Miniature Golf Day in May)
National Pecan Cookie Day
National Teach Ag Day -- US (streamed live from CHS Inc. headquarters)
Navaratri Dusserha -- Hindu (beginning of the nine day Festival of Durga, wife of Shiva; local dates of observance may vary)
Pause the World Day -- because we've all wanted to do this at one time or another
RAINN Day -- The Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network encourages all of us to get involved in stoping sexual violence
Rosh Hashanah -- Judaism (began last night at sundown, through tomorrow at sundown)
St. Matthew the Evangelist's Day (Patron of accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, customs officers, financial officers, guards, money managers, security forces, security guards, stock brokers, tax collectors; Salerno, Italy; Trier, Germany; Villa d'Ogna, Italy)
Student's Day and Spring Day -- Argentina
Throw Away Something Day -- you have the internet's permission to get rid of that hideous gift; if you can't bring yourself to throw it out, donate it
Tug of War World Championships -- Southport, England (hosted this year by England's Tug-of-War Association, and fun whether you are an enthusiast or just looking to watch the fun; through Sunday)
World Alzheimer's Day
World Gratitude Day
Birthdays Today:
Nicole Richie, 1981
Luke Wilson, 1971
Ricki Lake, 1968
Faith Hill, 1967
Darva Conger, 1965
Rob Morrow, 1962
Nancy Travis, 1961
David James Elliot, 1960
Dave Coulier, 1959
Ethan Boen, 1957
Bill Murray, 1950
Stephen King, 1947
Kay Ryan, 1945
Fannie Flagg, 1944
Bill Kurtis, 1940
Henry Gibson, 1935
Leonard Cohen, 1934
Larry Hagman, 1931
Chuck Jones, 1912
H.G. Wells, 1866
Maurice Barrymore, 1849 (family patriarch)
Francis Hopkinson, 1737
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"NYPD Blue"(TV), 1993
"Glengarry Glen Ross"(Play), 1983
"Monday Night Football"(TV), 1970*
"Perry Mason"(TV), 1957
"The Texaco Star Theater"(TV), 1948
My Weekly Reader(Magazine, first issue date), 1928
*Browns 31, Jets 21
Today in History:
Richard the Lionheart captured, 1192
Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge, 1451
John and Nicolaas van der Heyden patent a fire extinguisher, 1677
Nathan Hale arrested for spying, 1776
The Pennsylvania Packet & Daily Advertiser becomes the first successful US daily newspaper, 1784
Joseph Smith, Jr. claims that the Angel Moroni gives him the gold plates from which he translates the Book of Mormon, 1827
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company becomes the first auto manufacturer, 1895
"Kit Carson", the first cowboy film, premiers in the US, 1903
Publication of Tolkien's The Hobbit, 1937
Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations, 1971
Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female US Supreme Court justice, 1981
Brunei joins the United Nations, 1984
Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly, 2001
The Galileo mission is terminated by sending the probe into Jupiter's atmosphere, 2003
Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense storm hurricane (dropped to 4th on October 19, just a few weeks later), 2005
al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people, 2013
I hope the daughter's clue will help Jonathan find the solution to the puzzle. Pretty fence.
ReplyDeleteAh, a puzzle. And Perry Mason day, I miss him.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great clue to us. Out of the mouths of babes. I like that fence. That should keep any introoders out. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if the notes were letters. Can't wait to find out what it says. Great read.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ☺
The daughter is a genius. superb
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Music can certainly be multi-faceted.
ReplyDeleteI love you iron fences which are very common in Europe
ReplyDeleteWell, I love Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper Day because I love to eat. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat story, I can't wait to read more. Is that part really true about messages in the music from spies? Thank you for praying for Phoebe, I appreciate it. XO
ReplyDeleteHave secrets really been transferred in musical scores? I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThe use of music to send messages is simply brilliant! hanks for another entertaining read.
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ah ha! (what is that famous line, 'the plot thickens!')
ReplyDelete(enjoying the tale.)
Well now there's a twist! Really, did that happen? Love this serial.
ReplyDeleteAh, a familiar feeling...
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