Cruising Along
Today, if all goes as planned, I’m going to be climbing the 164 steps to the top of the Astoria Column while on a Columbia & Snake River vacation, cruising on a paddle wheeler. Oh, and I’ll have to get down, too. I wouldn’t be too concerned if not for my annoying gluteal tendinopathy, which has been creating new challenges in doing things involving walking, stair-climbing, and the like. Age ain’t for the faint of heart.
But (and I’m writing this well before we leave), I’m looking forward to having some FUN on this trip. To that end, I figured why not have some fun here at TKZ today. Hope you get a few smiles.
Hope you got at least one smile from these. Any of them stand out for you?
And, before I leave you, here’s a brain teaser, taken from Tom Scott’s “Lateral” podcast.
What do the following have in common?
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- Bar soap
- Acoustic guitar
- World War I
Talk amongst yourselves. I’ll check in when and if I can. Have a great day.
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Deadly Ambitions
Peace in Mapleton doesn’t last. Police Chief Gordon Hepler is already juggling a bitter ex-mayoral candidate who refuses to accept election results and a new council member determined to cut police department’s funding.
Meanwhile, Angie’s long-delayed diner remodel uncovers an old journal, sparking her curiosity about the girl who wrote it. But as she digs for answers, is she uncovering more than she bargained for?
Now, Gordon must untangle political maneuvering, personal grudges, and hidden agendas before danger closes in on the people he loves most.
Deadly Ambitions delivers small-town intrigue, political tension, and page-turning suspense rooted in both history and today’s ambitions.
Terry Odell is an award-winning author of Mystery and Romantic Suspense, although she prefers to think of them all as “Mysteries with Relationships.”
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