May 7, 2010

What Might Have Been Challenge

There are things designed
That never get made.
Never exposed
To the light of day.

Secretive, stealthy,
Supposed to thrill
But thinking of their fate
Makes one rather ill.

Love and care and thought
Counts for naught
Where Style's concerned
It's all what's bought.

They're shone, and rubbed
And glossed like a lover
And then disappear...
Time on display quite over.

Pity their fate,
These sparks of dreams...
For the future they show
Wasn't what it seemed.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ ANRAA DNRBA DILWH NBXTU LWNFV GHBNH VHKSR BDLQQ NXDUW QCKVP
BULEA GKOGD RQFID CHAAH IJVOD QELDB PVBSV CBJCM TFVET ABLVH CRVKR
DRCJG QSJUO TAVKV EDXOO NPSUM TBGNU QVBUX HHQCW VMIJH OKMIP AWUKV
SGMXD JNLQR BLFAJ LIKXR LNJOT LGUBM CLALS FSCJE NHPWQ ECEDC RMVJN
QQWJR IWVBK BEXMB QPJST EVOIR TDOOU QXEIA WJETO EUPXC OIIII PXAMF
MTLEN JRFBB KDHLC LVRVH RRSLO ONDLK UOETM QXTCI JHLJJ JJPOU WOGFP
XWQDQ BUPKK DSKPB TBRWS VVITQ UQBSG ALIPT PIINV BQFVS EJJMQ XSSWB
TVPLH HFACR FSDNM DAQGV OXHPB QMETM XGVLU MJLAF JWXXX VPVAU RTGKK
FBUQI CCSVS GLKOU FFHXE HRIVF EGPDE OUPEX GCNXU GUFTD DCLAX EQNVH
WDNTD FFKKI XAALX TPPUD HRWCQ PIHDT UCWOR JCUCA MXOSX FBFXC CCIHB
PSSFL MIURA IWIKH CDQQT PCUGI VUXJG RPGQK BHLUU MWDWA QDGJI WRDIR
RMFHM UMQOA PJOJT NBPVL AWNHB JQUQP BWMMT MMTFI HWQKS LKBVL XRSDR
ITEHW UVIGT NKDGF JOMNP CRKIP LHOWQ JORVS EBDIF LBJSK ONIBW NLLFL
ILDQV IHCPS MBCQI USKAI PVIHD TEOVQ HTXOA LALEL FQXPO QGMWD JGGTN
SGOFX VTTKW QFDLM MBJEO DRSXI HQDBN NTGPR CNXXG KWFTN KLKKC WTGIT
UESNX WHQTL SVQXC MKAED LVOTM OVQRA FUTJA EVISO KUIPM BWGMM HWHJD
CPMMM HLCTO XDABR CAPUW ICRAB TXDPL JWXEF EXPSC WWVKO SLNEL LJOXM
CTRNO EWMUA XFLWH FNJET NVSCD HGVJJ FSJUU OTNCH NLIST PRLWA RBTWO
THQHT IFVFM EPOJH WGFEP FUUAB UBHTM BBFOO PUHRI FMBWX DSSMT KKETK
DCQFC OPVDF VLUVK BBJKD AARUW HMBQL UPFRD KJBHO JCKOT DVPSW JEEIV
KBBQT KWAOV EONWB NXFUE METML KWCMI NDQTC XAHCI MTLDA UUBKT DSJDF
NLWMH RNTWX GWBDK UKNUW EGJLU CKWPA RPOIT CCBFP EQLIL CBQDE UPXJJ
KTOEB JKHOO QMDOF HEHEL LRBWI QAGTM ECFBR LOVUI JKUQH HOWPT WSWJI
NQFTN LGIWR FTISR LVFMM AQELF FAAQH NHMNV HBRKH DPSPS OXQSE NSSPC
RXBEL ALDPM HWOSA TFKHS OXUVG UTMER JXITX CQCBD JUSXM TBPON UWVEH
OVFKT KGXPS XEUWG CHHJX XQTOJ OTKQF MUIJM KKNRL PRTCH QIDCW DEVWE
EHVKO MSCHF EOPID CMGTN DJQLA OEVTL SDRUW RMKVF AAADJ XKLDF WUJDA
TJVAM LUQTQ PXKNJ KHGUI SUING SQTUJ MHHPV CEJXE FETPX OIFPT QGLSE
UCAMQ VHBHF QNDXD XFKMU SUWFT TJOTX RBRCD AWOTE HGVKT JPPIB PATDB
HNNTC KVNBC LWGMN AKTVH RFHII HDBAV DLTXR JKQWJ GAJMO RWNMM QMHNT
ULSCP TNFOP UWECS FCARU KKHVN OIQGP HQSUM KTFFQ FEMVW NGWUM VJXOS
OVMJL BKDEW KRCFA EXQPT QLMSJ MHORR UHGRU CQCDS OSJAJ MQFGK BPPKP
HHKBF DXKIE TBLQN MGJMF XWVUI VUJIK MOSWA EJZZZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

If you manage to decode this (and the key is somewhere before the text, can be two or three words, and the words WILL be sequential without punctuation...) email me the entire text - and the address and instructions are inside the message.

Have fun!

J.


April 30, 2010

ROAD TRIP RULES!

There's nothing more fun than a road trip -
heading out onto the road
A GPS with range and bearing (no maps!)
pointing out which way to go.

What will you see when you get there?
And where is There THERE at this point?
Sandy beaches, an airport, a Disney resort?
All infested by people in jorts?

Eyes open, you'll see things quite different
and quietly pass them on by
Until there's a grin, as the sign that you see
Prompts you to stop and give it a try.

Ruby Falls and Rock City? Been there, done that.
Huntsville's museum, too.
Might not be special, might not be great,
But it's got to be something quite new.

Different is good! Different is ... odd.
There's things we shudder to try.
(Babyland General? No thanks!)
But anything else? We'll stop by.

That, in brief, is our road trip -
A quiet and fun little jaunt.
We look out there to see what's where
And end up... where we start.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ IOVMX DVOIA EDNBM HEDHV MDHAO EXUIM LCGWP DLUQA NFBUN BUSDK
PFKAJ FUPOB NPCBR FIXAM VGRJH UIKUQ PCIPT NBOLP QPEKL VIPRN CRBFT
NCKHA CSCEL VSALC BESMB DWJRP RFSEQ DXXSU GHLES FMIVA OHQJX EUENN
CAMJH HLIQJ TFIIM SJRFA JVWIU MGPTJ CFRMV PNEMP DGCAP GWGXB WTTFN
OFEIO FWQQQ PPRNC TDWRW GPSKG BRTPW WCABO BQBLL IOKAC IOFFF EKQJK
FFMWK LUFBI JCFUB CALBI TCKAD SSFGH SMUGP JUCJI WXKIW MKUAU EKAJT
FKVUN VFPHO FPJRW VDOEF FDXTE WCMMC TKNND NWTOV LQKSR FLFIO JVWJS
WOUNV JTQEP MHFKW KQCHC NIFKF QIHRP UDMJD MIKEG QWDBX XKIVI IWDKG
SVIPK MDRXV HDSSG HSJHG NFLUE SKUFG XJSDE ONNSF GPRTT IHEEN ASCTC
HTNDT FOJIW MXFCB RATAP SOUWI XXGEQ WECNW PIXIL PFXAK LUEXH OKHFB
KVNMN SVTOB DJOLG UONDR JLXHK QAGKH PACKM ULDCO SWBJW NOFHD ORCSU
NROKE QLTJL HLQAC UJIMK UWUCJ UBQTW IBLLO HJMHU FIRPS BTDCM FNQHI
WQKGA LUJIS MOGED FGOXP BREKR JKTEP NSAIT DIIJN ECPWI NHHJX ILUCI
JBWBI FPFIQ DJCKJ MCTFF NDOMU CJXMV WULRV MRNBG WEWKI BUQVT WLGEJ
OBKGM WQIQX WEDTG ODJAN NTCAG HHRBF EEINP FMITU PUKWR VJSCX OQIOU
RHAKP QWQNX UPILV UISMX NTOGC MVVCP SUFFG WEIMO LUFIM DIMLL TAIOF
VBMMM JCMID VQDBS BRIPD CCWBS VNXFT SVUBK MMNMG PRJWM WHKCO PNTLL
WGPTQ EQPEU GRRLG TGUNV DMKXG DHSSD SUFHG DQLVE TDNNI NUQMW HETDQ
EHOWB LEHVI XINHC PJBWK JGOIA KDISQ JORTP LALSA ARAPJ JHSCO EMGAD
ICOAB ILQDV RJWDG WDKQD ANRPX UQHKC TOGNO LTWMQ SWKFC UIUDV FEDHT
WWGQT TLVVF PLSIF XBSMN NXQCR BTCXN CETSC KQGTC SPXSV KVQNL JVBJH
SNEFF HQBVU QLEUS OKPWX VJJGU DVUMG BMKAQ XHFFD JRMOJ XFJIP NRFKW
RVSLG IGRTL TSXLK UMGQE HHSNM EPERO CTHNR HNOQI LXUAX RRVOX JSKBH
ASMAN ECEGQ EMGVS WCRFM VLBDO IBBQD NQSRJ CIPTS FMTHQ NDOWE BTSNI
XMUPP IKUIR BPRND VXAIB VRKVM PVCBT MDJXO TLBJI TUAHH RCWXA ROHEL
KBCCM WNUAM UIRHW UPERJ VRAAI HNKCK JRSNH JOHAH DXRRL JMACU GBNVL
CIHKV HUNFR RTFKB ITFCH UVRFX JMCFN RURQT VBLDC UMJLG RLOBK CWIEW
BLJIT JWRRN SATVK WRFAD STSRM KHVKN NHXQX MWEQP AOUVX QLKST WFLQF
DPLQV SLGGI TUOWF BBOMC SXQWB RTLPS LPNFR KLLTJ IPCIE UOUPK IDXXA
NTQBS RTHQA QVUQV JCGPH PNEFG QPFQR KGCLO NRUBJ WJQBH MHMXL CKUVK
BHGHQ IDIPB VCCMP KCXIC MCEUL OVCCL MSRQG DNCGQ MATGT WADWC BOONG
QBHIN DKEJI PDWWO DGGAP WNISH EEFMW TQHGD RFJOS WPGAB GLAJQ SPVHE
TWSUW KDAAD KKSMG UFPPF QLHIR GWOBO CFXHT DLLBV WXWHH JXBMN TSVEM
BOESK FUKCU RIGMB IMPKM WJBIW TOJFB ALAUK VKDBA BEURV DUVCI MOPFS
AOUOD HGOKS QQCVO WFDOT NXQPC OIBIW HBWOD NISKU WLGLP RRQTO QNFJI
UQWXW UJIGR NTMKB GDOLL LDWVW PGRJX MCEBN AJVED RPLKK NUOWH RESGD
LPCMA ICPOV IUPDT KXGST DAULH SCKHI HOGIN JXOHO OOIBM TRTCX USISM
DITFJ HOQKA MWCMW CPEXH SPIKE LBIHA DNBON DWLBI OJIWG TXAQL AFKFL
XKJHC URLRR BDODB OQXWC SPQUF UKSVO URVIM FFMCF PJWSB MBCMT FCNGT
CAFLV GWLRG KJOPH JGAAX QLOCB BFVJC NISBJ HOXUX GPLCA KWWTI IDEPN
MVQTO KGUMJ OIXUQ WSBBO UHMUX NAKTK QITAJ BBIST FAOTV PRDPQ HJWMS
CUXWK THGPX KHDMV JGXDX GJHWQ VSRJB NOTWC NIILG BHJGP TLSAX PSDUP
PDEKO BTLAB UBPHF WRKIE IIOLB VIVIM GEASU GRTWN UFSJI PUURX REBBP
CKGCQ TBIZZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

You know the drill at this point - decrypt the message, the encryption key is in the clear text at the top somwhere, and follow the instructions in the encoded message to win $5.

Have fun!

J.

April 23, 2010

SciFi Challenge

"Who are you?"

"I'm the Doctor."

"Doctor... who?"

"Right. Where's my TARDIS?"

When to comes to Sci-fi adventure,
It's hard to top Doctor Who.
Running for decades, protecting the Earth
From Daleks and monsters of goo.

We see him all over the cosmos,
This raggedy Hero who never can die,
The Doctor and the TARDIS whoop in,
To solve crisies on the fly.

He's an odd Time Lord, who must have been bored,
When he adopted our little round ball,
Bouncing around, for a while stuck on the ground,
Helping humans wherever he'll fall.

From rampant prehistory to the ending of time,
The Doctor sure gets around!
But not by himself - for one thing is sure,
His need for a Companion's profound.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ BKKTF GATWL DFGXG GTKOU XWPUQ SDDGE KKGFS SQUQD MUKHT FSQUJ
VHRUM JUFGW TGDIW AXOBU SBRUU NDAOQ TWGUD NOELH FETAS UKMVO WMAIG
CMVKL BRJTJ AASMU GFAEI IPIIQ AESNS FWARD GNEEI JBHMF MTOQD PVAPN
TWXRK HCFIR ORFBG TMXUQ PSJEU RLXRC DKOQT LQKDO PBIVK TBFBC OGDTQ
ROHIJ XRTRE PQUQW EEBDV KOUUW NWVXX KCTNU RNQTV ESTHC GQQXK EXBCF
VVOLN KDBTE EHRVD HWPOT UERGL RXPNE JGFEL PXWNJ MDLEJ WAKUD COPSV
FIHOS CQDLK IAKMB MJSNO QAIJS FVLSI RLOHB LHQIR FUJQQ TMBFR KVPVS
APOQU GHXHB EKXRX JWRLL CDHMQ IXJNO ULNMA SHGSF VNUEK DQPDV JWGRE
SGXNJ OLULB LRPDH VNHAW KSJSF VMVLR TSMFO GKBAC JAGOE DDIVB WGCSJ
UXJTA PCHLW WWXBG XRRQR KETGM PBIUO KTSKX RLOQL JRMXX HKFDV CFQCE
QWMHI OAWNM SFBMB MXRKJ PPQRL SNVHF AUGPU DUEFC TNGBQ JSQCD QJNQK
KRJSD SDCRC RPEVD WWPLH XOXOH CWTIN HPBDX LVJSR TQUKX MRVXL UXGIW
HSBIG VWNIU JFRBA TLILD CRCFM RBPAS VIXHS PCETL EONVJ CNGCU OAHKB
PLHUE GKXND PGMOB IWURF SDHHE UIWUW TUISP NDREJ EANRJ QUUEB SUBNP
ILSHK CAGSX SFQWT PEKFK GRRTC HSCUD BHOXB HSBTC PVGPS UHMPG XOMIQ
DUUOR CGLSX RKVNI QBEMX KTMJM KWQRL LMXOL TDWQM GNSMK WUOLF TTTBD
DOARN GESKW JWMBF KDKSH IXVUQ JOCHE DSGWK ATSKC CTQVT MEMHV KVHBQ
BHJBL SBQBI LLKNV SLTMD MPEAG CKWMM CSENE OOPUD IPOPL OHGMC GAWDK
DTMJI ESIBO ENGMR KJEAJ CRLDE MDEPL GTGMB MUPOI UPVMD HQBKO HLGRD
CSSUC NMSKQ OCBDN PPJNA XWSPX GNIWX TPBRO GUSLA TGQQB UUSUL KLHIB
XNPTG NVETU NHSAG LUGVN HCDAW SREXN NNWVP SWGAE ANRCD PTUNP CDJDV
XVBFB SKBQX AKJWK OFNLW HJQVK IPCAF WRSNV COSWO NIHFJ XTIAF MAJGS
EPLOC UGCPQ GOTKK HICFX QXCQE DAPFL GEATQ JTSXK GKUUI FBWIB ABJDW
LLACV TUECW HRFNU WWVDO UTDIL MGFRD OLWLR LHMVV FQTLP QASVW VQSFI
UIRGF XWGIW ECSAR VALJM PLFUJ VAUIO KREXA ULGIH UXKKU BRRTW OXVAJ
PTIKW TMUPR CMXLA VVIMQ XKHDQ ROWNJ NTTFJ GKQRL QKUOO PEKAQ XARFB
TADOQ LWIDS RVGGE EXFXB UUODR PNBDP MWJHP TUSCJ RLVDM KQLCO DARQV
IPIHN KMSDU SWVKC BGIXA IHJSB NKIWR SCJWW LRHQP FOFRS BARMX TJETI
BRFWK MWSTB NRIAD CBNRT MWXHL MJJTP NNPUC AKWNQ NGXNG JSUGT LIOGV
LVSRG SAQXO UAJGI JGQRD RJIDU QJBBH DGQHS HPQSQ XTRNK PGWWF NHCAN
IEATV EFWRP LECQJ UUAKS MMHTL CIVVP VWCDG BPRRM XCSAV DJTIL HLBOS
NHEKS NGCMK GQRSH LAPLO VULUO BVLTP VFQQA AKXEB LXWFE MWHPV CQNKP
FEWMJ CACHI WWSLK LLMMT COHXP DCOGS CDLAH EXIAT BARWP IEPVI QKSGJ
AOESQ RIMWS CHINE HFMQN SFDOE VXNGD KQCXF QXUFH ASWSL VLSHB MWNHO
XNFSD SINEG NJLLN OEBGP QPIJS XDAJB VTQXF INFIL BNKJO IPOSH UJEGG
IQFVX TXPDI CPNUM TGKMP LHHCG WFMXM JVZZZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

You know the drill by now - decrypt the page, send me the text, and win $5! Enjoy!

J.

April 9, 2010

Eclipse Key

2000 years in the making...
An eclipse without compare
Four eyes needed to see it -
All we can do is stare.

Telescopes have certainly developed
Galileo Galilei' dream
Of understanding stars and planets
Is not as strange as it may seem.

The further we look, the deeper we see
The wonders out in the dark
X-ray and infra, visible and ultra
We've opened our eyes for a lark.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ AVITB BACWF WXKVR SOLGE MIURS XCXDW KEHIT GQHRD MSHTC BBIUN
UCQKC XJATJ PIWAX BEHKO JCMQG VGPOP GODBE GLGFL BPHLR SANRO BNRKF
LTHKA VXXCH PUWBW IBWCF HNVJJ OQDOP EBEST VJEKV VGKUN KPHPP CKQPK
UFXQR LHHRP TJJET IXNVN NTXMV PLVEK NARQX JUOMS BFFSJ DAEHX XHSUT
BKSNA BBUBK AMNTM SKUNG KPSHP WFVWO KOFCQ SFHNK JIPCJ EJJJQ IUOIH
CFXIT LSHTM MWQDX ITXQX SFBFC TLAHL JKEVH AXJPI QXQCK XBNWB VPEJM
FCGDO WRDJR KPSSH THHAG WVCLQ DXDKE EKMFI BJOMA NASVV WJPOF WFKSW
WRLST GAAER AHKIL ABBBL IIHMV JEJWP SAMMV UGHPV VWWKQ NJIQS UTELM
LSDPH CWJUV CQJXT WJMRC NAGBQ CCNNN XGVGP GHECH XVMOU OADQB MBJXJ
KXQOQ SNKGW WQUFP TONKV QTSWM WERER QPFRO OJNFW FDHBU OWLRB IQTGV
FWOEK UXAHX XINWU QXSLL RJWIV LLFLD WMORT TGLJT OSDBO NTQBP RIQTV
WIJNH BEGFG VWRFU TJGSE RMMGX BXPNA OCHBV HIVFN BVAWS XEVAE GVDDU
WEAHB LDKIV WMBCF JGAVD CXLPA RBQCX PQGBC RLKUD QCXSJ DIMFV UNKGM
CVSVC FGTLQ LWFNJ UWOSE VGQHI JCFCR MKKDR OUIHR GATVU XXQWG TTWXQ
RIIMH ECBIW OCAWP GXIIH CVESA HVJCH PHLSN DWERB IJLWB WRJBX TAIMO
VARHT SQHBI USOSA RGAOD BSIIN JPSUJ OVDXW HWDQE THLJB HXREK IGOEW
OBCTA ECUUW XQCPU UVFCS BHDXA QAVPK XVXMS IBXNV QPKGW JFAVB MPTBJ
ALSNA BRSTJ CMQMU XPTCA BPPHT VUWLA OMJRF XSQTE TKMMT WMJAJ LXJUS
HJLBH ASCFD CFGDF WHCXR BEOIE OHHNL IXFOF NALQK UKTXE BQNLF HNEOI
IIREA PPXXW JFTGR ONJRC RAPPG GMXLU XJDEP QQQWT IATJX HQLCQ CGBEE
JMCXV MVINV BVBFG AXVUT QGVRX BHEQU MLBUX KGVAB PSCAB VGDWH MQEPE
MMWOB RUXKX GIKVV WHSWS EGHVG LJBOX AJGIT HGGES MPULS THGFF ILKNT
RJUNT UEROI IVTKI TFSPK JDGOO TRQFO FXLPU NGQPN RQUME UCGIN IFDKI
CODTX OAVRK FROMN TDRHH BEAKP OSTQF VSWNV BNKUA PVOGC QFPCV VLDGC
AMRDS EIGSW SARWO UAHPR TXBAJ EABXK PVARA INEWC TKVMI EELWU JQESJ
HVLKS QQEJI DGRDT OSGOM MNDRJ MAOWW GDGJH EXMFJ FXPXC IXHVN ERMPQ
TCDHA TXHBR GCPXO GKRSO CJTLS NIIGP WXMPX VMSED AXGEK LIMIH EQVJU
RNLGN GXUTN KIXTJ KRFPW XFJKF MITKN ODKRB AVLOG XNAXB WIQXI LWLDT
XRXLO RWCRG UQNRI ITLBB GRMUA OVRKS JAMUB CWSAJ NQBNB WURIL JOTPS
HVHQS WQVON NFALS WOMSD GFVBQ LKOXA AJUEF HQCXP XESNG QDTBJ MKDNS
HBTWO SIIPO QPALS GBXVX TCXHJ MONXN ILUWO JVDIM JSTJT IBQDI GAMEV
TVLQO NACKE FTNUD HOFKX PPDAN DFPTL TMNQS CRURB QBHXB POWTM BTPRP
JULCL DEBKE KVRQM GGMMT SPAFF RRSET VKOEI GJHCU ECPXG AJDIO IIBLH
DDFTX MFOQI WMERC LILQF CFNMD RXMMD BKXQE RJTVU AFQPG TXRXU AWKEK
GJGNN HLLKB IMNPO NKCIV VAVTX PHIWF GCQND SHRJA BIPDN WSSAV AEBTJ
BQAUJ EGOUD WUEIA GCQDR LOAPU RLMPP CDWUR SKFBF XKVEG WNTJD SMXHA
MUHIV GSMCQ RXLNB KBMHK XTSGG PEGPS NIKGC BPSSN NSJLR QJXBE WDQOQ
QAPDO FPWSC TWLFS BGTVD GSPRD ARFXM IRBRP MNLMT ORGFP SRHPX VGWSW
SKKKX SFKFB BHAJJ PIEWE LPFIX EWAPW OOKCN GREQU NQEVQ BCGIU LQKAW
FFRNC SHRVT NFGRJ VJFVF SBQLL LELCC VQVLN FJJSC SEGPC VXJMV KPKAF
JEXPS LGUUG MKLSI JRSFN SDRPD BDNDD EIVBK KPJOT AHWTW KMXFL ISBUP
CVSVM VNNNA PDJAE CHBNF BAFVG XCTNB SMARL THHRF TPLIE XMJHU OWNGO
KNLHR RNLBG WTKDA TOIGG APURO LJRDU FWMPL ETWAE DNWDC CUXGS LMIDP
EJFAT DNOCP FSKXP KLATN FJKGH PPNWW CBSAK EGARI FQCQL KORFI XXAOS
ILOQK FTCVB BBMFT HSOLS WFQLQ TAIPV JNTOH WQTLD INAUI JGIGN FNWBH
HATAK PRICT PLLNK ABPNF AUFOM KATKX QVTUQ BTVSE MBOHV SXGLF SDKAI
SRXDR OCUGB XBUJF XESDB WXRAS PKEXF OXOTD UMDQD ULANW NKHRV VSVLT
QKGLO DJNNE FINPC LKDSS FCIMA GOFCJ NXCPR JXBPL CUFWX QKFGW TANTU
NRXUU BLMSR KKSGM RHLXS NDIAG KNEVJ EEDAW OEFRH REECN BHNPL VGESS
USMND MSEHJ TTBRE SGXLF NMCXG BNHAC TIGRT LLPOS QKJSQ CLLEQ FSGBD
QIJQE WAUMB DPLSQ UTAIJ SAXJI NIGMK CONOL XHWDQ TEMXK KMTEL KNXHB
LBQNH UKSLC LUMWU KQQGH DNBKR AKUPK GECVQ TEUJP JUPXI CGXMT EPGXG
MKGNR ATRJD PIISA VKLNR CNWOO DSLFN HBSJB ODOEQ XCRDE NFOTB HXUEO
MWSXS LWBDP QGQLK MXXKN LANIL SRCGE FVBDI GAWAO CATLI CETXN KMSAA
JBQAL OTMUN QGMIC GNRBX PXWIB VQXFH VKLUD HLMGM VRURG EBNIF BBGWN
EPSPG TQSPW RQBLU PDHVO HWQSM QKSNP EJKKC OTLHO NBJNV OHSWC DCHFP
KOQJT RUVML RTVWE DPOGR JEWCJ HCGFX FHQGK SRTCV JLQTU URSDO HDNHF
EGBDJ XEQMI KDOQF EJWTK WOQCQ DOANN FIFRH PCEJS CBCVC ELPGM MAVGB
CBIWK FRVNI OHEFX TWVKQ TJECX DHLEO EOEPT PTANP LOIBI KDJEA FOCLO
SDPAD PEPAM BJWUK MRJGX SGBXN BEKGE FGMUA WTIKH FFXAG MPDRN OFOCL
DIKOF ITLWF RXUPK BFBGN CPHIM QDXHE TUWKP PIUKB EOEGL LJSAD INTCE
XCFBD KIIMJ IUXPI DCGFF LSISH FSPWU OCETL MPOKD UWJIB WCCSV TXPNV
WXIVO IQJQU WUIBE MILCO BAADX BCVRM LESFP XBCUB WITQK KWJRM PVDIR
VJKVE BVJJK NRLIR LKMEB CCNLF AVMPG DGXJS QDAHP DWUKQ VUBPL NGOCT
TVKTA UDBXS GRCMV FRBWI RPBBA PLHLV JLION RPSRK JMALI QWFCJ KEUMT
PGDVI OKAAB JXOQE EMPTN FPCJD UARVW LVDPP ACIOI PCWJO NNHQF BQACI
UDSXQ FSQWR UIILG QFKJB DAXKW QALHL DTNKQ AWMHC RFINC UHTVI EJOTO
VJEHP CHUID HGXTV KBTKA GBXVS EAPDL BTVSC FDALW CNMGW OSBCN UTLGU
FLBIL LBOQC OBHQX QFRJP DDRXC QPKGH JEIMX NJDJR TUCQA AMQNP DWQIR
WVFFF KVKFR QGCML CKBXP HDJFB MNERX SASXB WDRES JGXPQ ROGHQ BLWHD
ADJNL ONNKS FAMVL FIIJL PHJRV KXKVC RLGFM BVMRQ UFRQU XFKJK STAIR
RTFNI OHXTI GODBN EVRWK KDUEP BDDOV PUKLA ICIAA RLXTE VUPBB SVCGT
WQBAP GLTEU MXFSV UGMBW PERCD KMCOH JTJQI JWEHN RNCPG VKVDA NGLFB
WMXBD BSCTX PLHLQ RWTVE KAMHM OKAJJ GPFIW DVCOR XUVLG DUVKS KONRS
LURCS WMFTR EAMVR NJBEQ OXCOL GPLVJ VASXF HUIHA HRHVH CDJIN CQICR
BDLCJ MUGIL QABDO VGAOT VCPRH IVXTE DRGPK QFVKI HFMHC NGNCF TLJCH
ESOLO NWXNU GDLRN FTBRC UJEWW TAKMD GVHQL GVDSF PJSUX IGXJH SJMSX
INLRF PQLKM VGQUX VMTIM FXNMD QUEHU VOLKH ELBFM DBBAD RFPKA QKNCA
UNXXU QWDJQ XMXXB WCDVH GHIRK LTDOH IPEDW QWWVJ KVRSW QGSDG VKETJ
LJJWA MTWWT GGRVE GKUMD DKDFF GIXVT WSDGB GCWLO TVTUN RUPCI PKRVX
EHNAQ AVEQS BMKAG PJJGD LEAJR AGXMK KQNKT DLKTX CUQUN INCOX NPKLU
FNUVW QCIFB CUSIC HAMJA VNRHG PLPNB VXJQP TWIDL OIQQQ MRIRW GLESQ
WWQTC MNGIA TOCVI IVXVH JHEGK TPRBN NNGRN LFLEL ACGBJ BODVA WBSUH
CVTQJ MFFCU SLGJW LBWND MDWXO NWFOJ DVCDG KMQOS OONCD HOSKA UCQHP
KSJVP MWUAL SRKVS TQXOP NPFFA NJXEB MSJOS WOFVC SBVWT JWIRM RWKCU
MKVQR TAUNF UUAME NTIHN SHGUM FFUBJ XKEDF BUJUD JATJU KHCUO CBVHU
QKKKE TKBUF EGBMI TJIJM BXMRH RVPUA ABELR NWVMH BIAFF QHOMB BFJMK
COLSD FHMJK AEGIQ SMXCG DOILU JMRSF ETQKU TFGQR RTEPS EJLMK SJOXP
TPFTG RFFDU ILFVR PANQB FRUIL NEAES TGOQD JGMVK TWFLK KEKAC VCGBR
IGCOJ PCQPH OJCAO JXOPG JURMA KDOIB JVXAS URGVX DBQLK QPKHK VPPOA
GFAKD CLXPT FHNUS HRLGG STIIM GQUKT GMKXS HBHDW CFQOF WOJOM MNBCA
HAMAD GVUBP DDQKQ FTWOV IGBRF BOQRT UIOND FBICW NVAGA DOODU IFUBA
GVNUJ MWJSO CMKNM KEIGD CCRAL CFMTL JHWKE HQOLQ ADFTE JGQIC SFSMT
MEJKH LUQXM IVHOQ KGJGA FHGXI RCLAH ORMAU BPKAB WHCWU AUGHO JDXTV
HCAWJ BNNIW DHQFO BMJPF QNVOL DJABO FLEWW PCTUQ QDKKH HFHMW IOTGK
PXEJM ACOXX BODPX BMLKW RJQMD SVXRQ TMFHL RXNFI RGTJF BVMLP WCOMW
SJTEK XLUQI LMKCH MSDPE RRVML EWFVW AXJCG GGTJG CEQXH SKQXJ SWVWS
QUJNV UWPEK VEQIM AEPAJ OXHTW FFPXM GNNOK EPNMJ LNUHI QTGJP OPNGS
PBHLL JJIGH SNHFI CBQXS IUNSG KLISK JHKMH QLWJN TQHCV IUJDL OPMQU
RMTJW QSOJF DXTXQ NSMJX PIXFE ATVCT XKHOF JOEWJ BIXSK SPAKG BHSJF
SOLCB RXLDL USINQ LSCRC JIHNA JBRTU JLSGI TOGGK SMKFR URFBU PVNVW
QVOKS GLVQW TMUMS AIBEP RRENU BVSAM AHPDN TOXNP VAJWR RJJWB MJGMI
ENUMD AWVOH NCCBA FFSEO VRQJW RHWAH UILRC JCPWR BWLAM KRTCN AMSHE
KBDMW EGWLS AFPOQ VFXCJ EHWPP BGQMH AAEKI OXIIG UBWJX LMCXE RCGAG
JDUKV NFKHP XQFHI XUNOJ CUHOQ ACMMQ NWICA ROMIX NKOFK GJADT KSVRT
PDMVF IXQTF LOOGN NHQIK MGETE IKIOK QTTOO OLRTN QFJVM HIEWB MRGTO
GRJUG ECRGM OGTUD JUGUG FRUFM DOIDB SAHHS PANQF GPCXO EWGLS NCIJM
DROGH WCPFE AEBOP HKFCQ LWMMM XWHAF ADUGV NXPNA TIBDV WUBPV PAJXO
ISIEW XQCID LQECC AEAOB XXRHQ SRKIA KCJBS GQDBG MXXXV BLCBJ SVKQR
DDHCJ KCPJW EFRHH NOSVT SFUPT PRCLO CJIQI DFVJK RTHOU HMLVI KTPNK
TADIK MSEOL GBUQC DPXPJ EPQDL HQPSE VVCDD WLFMX FJXUH FINCX IAIRO
HQEMT RHJUT EWQTE OJRCL CQIIB PHOJQ TKRHH NTJEE HQEVO RRHUN CUBDP
GBWCX BXSAT XXHDN UGHNQ ELLLA UDPFA MCNNT IGLAP CRRMO OMJKT OSULO
SDSWM VNAKE NNDNO RFRPF DKRMW HHNDT BHPPV OTGCX UQLCL XTTOI ABEQK
NVDWD OHIMQ TQDSP XNETE MQMWG GHAIP PFCAA XUSQA IQIAR WTNHO EUXGT
MNTWX EMONC HSDUQ GXDTT UBKPD AXJKL WFCKD EVCHF PUBND WQKWL PEXND
WMTWD FIMRI MWSKL NVIGW VGRRD HIDJI NEIFB MVHTV MPTUW RLDRO VNAKK
IGZZZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

Have fun - and don't forget to check out the hints if you get stuck. As always, the key phrase is above the message somewhere!

J.

April 1, 2010

April Fool Challenge!

Rover, red rover - let Rover come over.
Playground games and playground tricks - monkey bars and hard wall bricks.
Foursquare with a red rubber ball, running along and taking a fall.

Lunchboxes made of steel and tin
Sandwiches and fruit hidden within
The thermos is gone, replaced with a box
Or bag of juice - that's NOT grown up!

Little steel boxes, full of stuff
Spanning the stars, landing in a puff
Of bags of air on the Martian plain
Running for years, not running again?

More and more we see and learn,
Our childhood schoolyard come to term,
The bell is ringing, it's time to go
We need to learn, so we may grow.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ VNORG KRLIB PBLDR SDCGT NKRVX VEIHC TDETM AGKCV MSFIW XRNXA
PRMCL EGMFI RKVID GCAEQ UATOE JBLMB HCIOF EVIAR VEKIP THQMI KWDBE
HXEEW PMEDC SSBMU DPXMP NOLPR UGUQP GDXBS JIOWS BFQWG VOONQ EPFJG
AVUNN CEJPJ ERTIR GIXUP PKEOO TJSPO HFQCC MWLGH DCFCR BEEHD CKXDC
USGPW WQPVG AISPH DOUOG JOAFV AAJSA RREJK XMIKJ HHQTK AVQWH MEOEB
HDBIS IRHTE IXHAD NCWRT NROAF EKCRJ PDUQE RCHJF KISJG MOOSI WGHSJ
WXROO VTQOS LNHRB SDGEO AVDIF UPDPP FHIGS VLPGI FXHUW RIDMQ HCRCB
QTRWS JHCHV HTIDF ICPIC OFJKW OIHQP MXJDX SXASW LTJHM QSWVR VSASL
NUDTN OKNCQ CQSRQ VFHVU NRHOX TMLKK QNMVQ OWJUB HVRNQ LXDOL MSEUJ
HUMTX NFQEU QRFNE PPPKQ HWRPL OUTAV SNEHS LHVNM LFGQK FNSDK HCUBC
IJDMM OBVSL HVFHX WHDGR IBFNV NXXVD TOCXP IKHVT UTFBN KCMCI UPQJH
UDKFK EGXOM ISSGU QKJNP OULOB DVHRR CPBJN HBQHT DIKQQ WTSBJ STTRF
FQDJK LOFIO DRDJB JHEXQ CTOEN WKOCU IIFIR WELJB SGKXF KKSDV RCJCC
CGWKJ VNVMV KFGEJ HVNTI RCIPC WGVTF OIIUD CFIDN VEIUN UJKEC JUCUT
PKUGD RBHOQ NPFUS NHJFI HITXG CIJAD WRDQS EWCVL OVJOT NOSDA XRHRJ
MICLL TXPPK ONVJV VIEIX TKGJC VAQSO GQSGD UUVPG TTHJD AXSHJ XDGOH
DTLUN WBUJR XNADG HQKVW WMRHF RWBRP XQSAR FLXNB XUNTB SXBGA KOOBV
CIHTP TDWBU BMSVB DBTLV DSEHX HTDRD XTIRJ WWLTB JIMJS MIOVW OWADJ
DUDEF DNLSL EMNGE KRKBQ LPREH JIVSL HFISV GBOUF FOPAK JRKFK GKMXX
OVOBI QIMUV UHCGO RONTT CDJVC GJXXA EGVPO LFBDO SEHFP FSJEQ TEQCX
OSCVB MKFUB NOQWA VWIJQ FFUCW TFCMR LMSOV PGSTV MIXUW NBXVU IXCKD
JNESI TKVRJ GLDOW EESXK THHQC DURPF AUMDP XJVSH LIPIL TCDMI UMKDR
FVKEV NLQQO RNEPM WXURF OXSQN GEMBN VTDAN MQDXV UPOSW CPEOK UPFAB
HHJHA HTARL VANSM VCXSO KNDFB GUXRL TFQSR PCKAD SMWMQ PCNUU TOEAJ
DXPQJ UQEOA VAXWQ IXGMA CPALO ADOWW QHGQC BRVIX PWXGN OCMQO VLEQP
DBAXQ RLXPH FPPFS WUFTP KTSRN PNPVA LDXMK WJOXD EIMXJ EIEAN JCCRN
UMJDU TABAD ATKKM JVLEI LGTPW QHWHJ WBGPX PCVJG NWCMB KWBUJ CAPKN
VLRKM CDOQW SIWJM LGIOI DDOMJ GTSQP VBUXR EUMXC FPGNX LERXF WKGBT
QVEUO MLQOB MNPXQ JDEQW RTPXM MVVXS DVSWU LKLUG ILHOS FOBGN EEVFU
JNUVU QQWRC LJHJP ECKJL LHFAT DGSQE XHSLT HFPXP UJROK WJDNP NGFUG
SCIFL HFHPV LQEBQ HITLC ICUIE GXPGK MWBQT NRVHN LETGT BISWN GKWKJ
SGKKO DFMIL QBOFF DHPHQ AODBR FWNCO PGIFV BOXQC BPKFA BXELT TXSPP
PHKRE ITAKF MCQOH SFDSQ XTWAL BVRSM XBNXE VIXDM RCQDF BCDEO JVBFK
MDXSJ MKOBI DCGRC AHWGJ LDRPW JRJAT DKCCF UHBXW CCTNE FLPXS CVDSI
OFDKF QNXEV LBCKJ QHIMX MXJTC PDKFX BXQTJ TKWKX VFVOP TTRTO MWCVQ
VKKUJ EULQK AHFAL LCSNI PJDQE XLCUS LLLVH KSXOP CWUAF BNRIX QKNKF
GWVEQ RSIAT LQEXS NGSQE IHMKF GPKTQ BIMQN LPXWC NTJCK TPVCT RPPFL
MLPMM IAWLC SSGHD ILXXW ENTOW HXEJS ARKLI SRGOQ LTOVH RMTDC UKUFA
MIOQA MDODF BIGVB JOITW TIUWB TSCVV UQTBI NVOPU AXWXT FIEHR MMQCB
DKLSG SCSEX PCCXL CBVSC VKOQS DGRXL UOLQJ JHVWF RLHCT OAJSK JDLRO
LJRTJ HAALM RTXUV EGCDO LFVJV FVGHE QLXAM IWLSS AKXST OTAGT RSVPP
CEVUM SVPND ONHCK IBFFX XCXOK NTUPI WQACC VKEPR NQVFN BTJVV OSQST
LFNEW MGJPW HKOFE QTHWD HVXRF LXSPC GXQLU TOGVK XKSJK WKAQP ULDLQ
DQOBN XCOBD IPIUO IGEWA DJTHX UQONW OJLWK JOJSQ DEOBV LFPLX EXSOJ
OTPGG UTONL FDDVK JPPUX FHFTH GVRFA TDTLO GOADH WHPQF BDHKX FKKLK
GWUTP WWEDU RCFOQ XQRUC TFGWQ IJJIS TQEPL BVFBC TSRJA BHEHK OTRJK
MPPVM OWLGH SCFBH XFVUB KOVGO SGNOE DFJAI SACPM LEDQC NTWLW ANOMC
HECQU HAGFD FWAKB ITQBS RIWWO XJTNQ ROGSV LQIOR CBMXZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

Have fun! As always, remember the rules and check out the hints pages!

J.

April Fool! Or - how to do it.

This is NOT a $5 challenge. This is to show you how to WIN $5 - yes, $5. Paid to you directly through PayPal, or to a charity of your choice. (No political/environmental groups, though. Food banks? Yes. Red Cross? Hatian Relief? Sure. Save the Whales? Maybe, if they're destined for a food bank. Greenpeace? No. DNC or RNC? Very emphatically not.)

Now, each $5 challenge consists of a header (which may seem nonsensical at times) which has embedded in it the Key Phrase used to decrypt the encrypted message.

At the risk of seeming redundant, the message body will ALWAYS follow the header.

The header ALWAYS has the Key Phrase embedded in it.

How do you identify the Key Phrase? Well, that's the trick - isn't it?

Let's look at a Sample Challenge. Remarks are set off by the ## - those aren't part of the message.

## Sample Challenge Starts Here
##Header Starts

BOSTON! Boston Hats, Boston Shirts - Boston the band!

Band on the Run! (No, that was Wings...)

It's more than a feeling - and a great feeling when you win!

## Header End
## Note:
## The Key Phrase will ALWAYS be in the header.
## The header is ALWAYS before the encrypted text.
## The Key Phrase is ALWAYS going to be either two or three words.
## The Key Phrase will NEVER be only one word or more than three words.
## The FIRST Secret has an exception to the above rule.
## The words will ALWAYS be sequential in the header.
## There will USUALLY NOT be punctuation in the Key Phrase.
## The FIRST Secret may have an exception to the above rule.
## The encryption-decryption site is ALWAYS going to be part of the encrypted message. (See bold print in encrypted message.)
## Instructions for getting the $5 will ALWAYS be in the encrypted message.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ AWRVF XAVXD PIHQM MPBRV RGPOC IIFQA NGKFK UFGQS LJAQA FBJRO
GHVAK LRBIC OKVXM PJHCM DLKKC PWNDP IEFWQ CUHCR BCBIT QFUMK UPCGX
ELMFJ NUBCE OLSWS TIQAK QKLPX TBRHR KUXLI JTQBE XGRUD KKVPA CMOQS
UIRLH HDKCW VPRIQ SLPAN HNLPB HEVPD HXZZZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

So. Given the rules for the Key Phrase, and knowing the location, you'd look for two or three word combos, and use them as the Key at the decoder site. You WILL need to read the instructions on the decoder site.

In this case, the key "Boston the band" yeilds a decrypted text of:

Did you associate Boston with seafood? Lobsters, perhaps?

Of course, sometimes identifying the Key Phrase isn't going to be easy... but then again, isn't a Challenge supposed to be at least SLIGHTLY difficult?

So... there's 4 challenges out there - you could pick up an easy $20. What are you waiting for? Get to cracking!

March 26, 2010

Pie, pie, we all love pie.

Apple, cherry, maybe blueberry?

Mint chocolate chip, perhaps?

We all love pie!

Mathmeticians like pi - statisticians like pie charts, designers like pie-shaped coffee tables. Containers and gardens and things, all pie-shaped!

The more you look, the more pie you see!

$5 for cracking the code. The key text is somewhere above, so you know the drill!

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ UNPML GJSWL XFFQM SDARS TBSBP UFHNJ SDFTL BCJRE EAFKM BNHQO
GCNWH IQCNT LRBXN IUCVT CAXKC KAMUK LALSO KTMCP EXUIM MMLPP EMWGT
GNJBW ULUXO FQNAW RFQJB JKSNL WCXGS GDPMC SROGW GFONA MNOPE OIAJL
JVUTN HCMEW NMHKE RDQFW HAXHM RJVRO LBRND GRNFG USDXG REPLV SKHVT
ROAQL VDMBE CBVRW PFFOC AHWVE REAJA OWOEU HQQNL QHRII ALKHJ JIUCI
MRLIG EQLVF PIGKF LFTLS BEXFI SRDIW VMHCT ACANF QXNJB MEADD OPIMX
EGQDF QTQIP GNUHC LARPH XBILV QFVMC QKTNW LJUJT QKMBR XWNRL HARJF
TKPSO BVQWB LSGEX CWVAX LRGLX OWBAJ TCKCR PAPUJ HMAAS VOVST QXTAI
FXUWW HLSHC HJURU UTJEE DGGAE WEOCP KORVQ QNLAX BSFNX KLEBJ KQFDG
JXIOV QLFKE TWGIC OBSTT MOUBJ BUNDU WVUSC QGPCB OEXVE GWLUE KKJOW
GJQGI LDXJB DEEMH VBPOR SBFHT UUFHJ VWOLM AAGXN QPCJB TPSGJ ANCQQ
MPMPS VNVRM VHQEJ IFJMF RCMGK GCLHT JQEXA PKVBH TMTOV LKAER QVHEG
GGHEE KARPX LSDNS VIJXI QPDKP KBFAJ KIRCC GLCRJ MCNPP PSHBM RBJIX
CDVUE CLUMB OHFRJ SCOSB KRMCE ICVVW UWHCX WBLDO FBWPK PTLOV RQXPK
MHWEO OBATN OEAMJ KJGEI DGGVK LNLDI RAETK HBBAL MVNXB LEKHG QNEIH
NKQCT WVQUB ALNKG KKXOX SKENJ UDVIW SJFLK HRKTX QSJOD WCNMG CPPDD
OLBKX JJCQD LCCDC USFSB RARBR KPRNI XABEE LQWRA QPJDU NKNKA PUTLA
VJKKV QXBQG NNLSW AKQNU KAMCI BVETO VWFNK SSUEA HHPLK ONRTB NATFK
HKDDH AKCTM FFSEM LKKBT GEPCI UNXMP DREPF NIGRX ULTQL DMTIL NKKQK
GUFDX TSMVG VDDES PKSEF RMSRF IPGQB VJUWO IHUDN RSKMU VQLGL DDHHS
TLBTG NVAOV CONUE UNSQS EBALJ QRFXS PDCJW SGNSF UHBVD XEWLP KOKGW
XMUGA LKPTV BIKCQ FHJAO UBSLG ELFOS LMLGX IBEVS HCQFO AUEXF NOKKU
IVJIF WBDWK TOTRK XKRSF OTFSX BTJBF FCAOK QQEVV URQVM EQCKO FPWNX
KLLUT JCASL XVDWV WHSID FHBQJ LQSJD SFINQ NARAH SSAOS RIQSA KPFHW
RBBJH JOTET BCANW SEIVA WKCPI QAPGA AQFTH VPLDJ UTVCV PESJV JUASK
EWFAI OIGNQ RGIDJ QIFRJ KRRDO LKMBG LRIFK KXSRE WOPCP TWOKX DBQRB
BLFCA PFHBE HSLVL EBOTH AAOJC VLCUT QWLUS PCPJX LOXPN QIDEN CBPDX
RRIJL NUWBI NGEKJ DLCNB TVGGV OUHQN RUEXE DWNWE UKUKT SNDXU JUNBU
QUGUV CLTME CHDSD HGPCV LRRTA UJPUV HAVFD MKWSG KQSHX CULLM NDDSS
LJJET JUSVG TBLNK EGRIL UELXO OPBSC ICCLJ FRXUN HEIQE SWQWK TCVEQ
FEEEW UEICL PCHPJ IBHVH QGXTE ILUXX QLTXK GWPNT BHWHA XLAFI XOSNE
LCEUJ DJDKJ KVSTL IJGML ERJBL GWRMR ANFDR XILEQ WEHAD LXUII VXBPT
IUSTJ LUGJN KDBHN NMLLE PPDJM VXECQ HGPJF WLMEW DIJHG CWNKM OKWAR
KESKU QXWST DBXUG CMTFL QCPRX PWMBX NPTUK VESJD QGAHU TAQLE NANHS
JNVQB VKMPG QKCXE NAIRT NVJLH AVKLU ETMNU RJPJA DQUMS OBAEH DKDVU
SOMND BUQHO PWIDJ RKTCO DIXTX PIMMN LLCCE RWBKK CWNCK WRIBC NJUST
BMKSN KGRIA MQPIA TBPGJ EWJWU FXHIT PKGOQ FCXSG MUPKF ENMHG WRMMF
CNUFF HKVND OTFJG HTTAI GEFNE MAJGM VUJNE PTPMQ IINAH MLXOD ASURE
PUMEO JNEFE AHNUW UIGUT KCFJF CBJJQ VLMLV MDKCV WVUDQ DNDLI SUPCW
BXQXE QEXVT HHBWK WAXWH BNEHO PGUJC QTJQM QIWBE RDKCH KAUOK PXGOP
WBFSK CQAOJ IIDAT ERMWT JCQIE MWQFF RQDFP VCAKP MIXPX JXXCJ GIRSM
QJVUM ETAQQ FIEAX ECGFX DCLBQ TMQUN LSGVG KHKPL BQIMH GLKCW NENFQ
OIKCW UNKQC QBHPX JSBWG GHVMB BBREU WSSPU SNXTK GGCNM AFRSQ NNIKR
OLMCN FBLIW SJGOQ KJFLE FNKCE VPGHO RJGAO BIDWO VEIFT EPLXH ABOOS
TOLCQ CGNMD JGGGN OGVTR WKDSO UUTLD MMTIL EPPPC JFROA JALTD VIMPD
DTXOT WIETE PVMHP LDVXI TIVSO FVIWG VMQSW BXDGJ SDNCV BBVHL RCPGB
JXAJH SASXT SEEDK UBTTI GLWBE JPKMB UCKXM PMKPF XMDLX LRLAU VQRMT
HKXEK EXJXC XNKOA DTJAM MOGLM GITNE FORMC DMERS GVEBA PGWLD OFMRT
IJVUE XXTXT FOMHJ VQAVC MVEEF NOMWT SUVVQ KEVVT PKQXF FLDXH HIINI
RURSG PSXAN VQJAJ ALUPD RJVEX CRJAE WCPBW QKJUW OJKVO BNPBQ HNEMC
VHIFG JGUON ATVCQ WOJCV QBWGQ MKCTK VQCEG NHCEV GUOXH SONHV BOIVV
PRNMO UBUIT BGFSS UPRXR AHODS TLTBE IFAMT VKHAG HFBRN FMWKX OKFRM
AONHX OFLSK GKXUH UJHPR EEUKR VRJUM IFPFS KXNTX XEPFC JREDB SIHFA
VFQVA KJXCL XGOSB VQAPJ IRSMX RHAIF GFGAM DNQPS XJXWH UIIWO EKIBU
RXSKM NSHWJ BZZZZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

As always, the instructions for redemption are inside the message. Enjoy!

J.

March 21, 2010

Health Care Key

If you've got the money, honey -
I've got the time
We'll go honky tonkin' and we'll have a time
We'll make all the night spots,
Dance romance and dine
If you've got the money honey,
I've got the time.

Now there ain't no use to tarry,
So let's start out tonight
We'll spread joy boy oh boy honey,
And we'll spread it right.
We'll have more fun baby,
All way down the line
If you've got the money honey.
I've got the time

If you've got the money,
I've got the time
We'll go honky tonkin' and we'll have a time
Bring along your cadillac,
I'll leave my old wreck behind
If you've got the money honey,
I've got the time
[ strings - piano ]

Yes we'll go honky tonkin' and we'll be pleasure bent
I'll look like a million,
But I won't have a cent
If you run short of money
Then I'll run short of time
Cause if you got no more money, honey....
I've no more time.

A parable of our age, eh?

If you don't have your health, you don't have anything. But if all you've got is your health, because the government's taken everything - where's the advantage?

As usual, redemption details in the message. Have fun!

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ SJSVL OWSUE RXHDK OVFQQ NFVQS SBUMN LFIBG SPPUV HXKJW RVTTI
AVAVI HQKRU QIWSS IACLT EDRRU UJVDB MCFOR GWALG ERAIX PMPMP VOCKU
XVAII TXSRD TLAKB EODPB CKUHT AEIRQ GAWAW PRFHA BOPMX QUORV IKQEG
VGBNQ IDBCM DINJK IIPRW CXWNV KJAEH NXXTA NSFPF XXNXP XRPAX SUJHR
RTHJJ HQVAO WKRJM UIDRF DTXAA AFWTC UTFMA AFKTU LLJTD KRRBL PHUGF
KCULV WRXBJ CWIXT MFRTS UAWXQ XLHLH TXDCF MDHBD KHNGB VJVUJ TBFOM
WGBTJ GSUTN EJWVB IOMNL QAXQR BRHHB ULKQT TAVLV IXOMP TJEEK JTSHA
CWTTT HUDHP ETWKJ XEVCA EWKJF JDTLQ VJKBT LHNWV LXBJS RHJTJ PVBUR
MUTWL HMGIQ JQSPU SNTQT FDMVG QMNCD OOKRC LWJDD BUIWA FDGWM FSBSF
FWVDC LMGLU JNALX OQJQV FVLPR QXPFL JPDFV KQLES FWHRU CWHBV OIHJL
KKNIG MWEKC SGMMA XFJDQ QEUKQ UUWEH VTNKK SUMAU ATBDX MTMHE WQAQO
SHJRE AEHGA MWSXI IGPRF MAPHA WGSFP EQOEP MAPXP UQAWG LPHAN EOADX
CENGG GUFHX KHANU FCKVJ GNGLN RKTGN QMPIT FHFTP MKLON LHTLA IBOAK
FHAKW JSIUB JBMFL GLOVV OHUKJ KFRAP VUHMV VEKVR XPOVQ NVSWG OMSNS
SLSGN SVUNS TTSNI NELHC OPVQW BVCDK PEHQO HAXND NJPLN UPKHT UPDOH
PGDEX OFGQC PLQRT QXTKL USMOH MSQTM NNRGB VVLPG GLOUW DDPAJ IBJIW
MSPPO HOQJQ ABAOF IFCAV IXMTD QNWOS EAXAJ IXRPH CFTFC AIXGX IPLKP
VMWKJ BUNFL DLAUX UEXPC HRPLW AXRTL YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

Remember - $5 is waiting!

J.

March 16, 2010

Pick A Channel Key

Channels TV and Cable, channels gouged in the Earth. The Grand Canyon is a channel, as is the Galliard Cut in the Panama Canal.

So is KMOX, which I used to listen to. It is a 50,000-watt clear channel radio station, which permits its nighttime signal to be heard in most of the continental U.S. KMOX operates as "NewsRadio 1120" and refers to itself as "The Voice of St. Louis."

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ HWPLB NPBLM AHMDN PRBQD XBMBU GBSPH SBDTG IKUWR GCXTB AVLWH
WRNEI ENIPB TTXRU DXAML JWLQG WSSTT FQBWC FTXBM RXFJK WMMMS XMWXD
HBIHD UOHFN SWLDV CMXHN KWTUM XTCLJ KGRUT GGFCS EAHJD JGUGU NQPGJ
IXRTE EHAKW QKIJP LLPXC FMXJV KEGSF KFTWH ILGLP RTPNM SERKX FGEHL
VUVSK ESXBH NLMQV BDWLA MRJHD CSWLO XWRCL XEQOO JNKFI MIKGM BXOBA
LDAFL LOCAJ CTECW DSMUH RUUNN VWOGG NEBRF XGJFI NWRIX WFNTC DLIJP
XBAXU POATW MQJRL ULKCJ EBWNV BFFDE GCSTH PHSII JVMNM VGCOK GBLUT
BJWTZ YYYYY
##### End encrypted message

Enjoy!

J.

Short and Sweet Key.

Ah, encryption! So easy to do, so hard to decode... when you're missing the proper key. And what is a key, anyway, but something which unlocks a device to keep something safe?

Safes have keys. Keysafes, also, have keys - though what safe do you keep a keysafe key in?

I prefer a keyring, personally.

##### Encrypted: decrypt with http://www.fourmilab.ch/javascrypt/
ZZZZZ ELMAX KLTKW XTGUK FFHSG LJMPU JIBFD JDNHN BMFFT FJFIN WTUEO
RSRBJ XJBND JMVUN HAOMS HCVHA UGKUL TVMTP PWHNN EEUKW NKRJU ILWIB
APMTK QTBUQ TWUJE FINGM MULMA SBFJI LFWTR KOFFV JAJML HSSIB LVOOL
EEUOO HLENM EQHKQ SKLBQ JTJSO QLSRG NJLQU MKLPS VSNEK RBLDU XUFIM
WTVJQ HPSBJ BEOPF BGCMA FNRCT PFJXX VTCCK XJHVW KHAJP JNDBJ MERJJ
GDWHT DCFOG RTOWT QJAMU WAMBO CMMTL LIHCG QFJGL HTIGD PGKPA FCPPQ
ULCDU TBBRV ERPTW NKMSR DSLPD WEVNJ XQOKE AXJIA INKXH THJJR JPKXF
FRLQH FWAGR COXFH WCXBA DRGXS QXSKX WJKNF MVLVF SXFJP UNSXT VSBRE
ICUWH AWOHB GKWCU UTRTX ODQDQ VDALJ OUGTQ TFGGH ICPPQ DFDOD HFBUI
GBQWR KHHMI IKJFR TUQQD ENJET CVNDR SOUTS ENLKP MGJGT BQLAF MHRHM
MUECQ UIDQE HMMFF CKGRN SIDNG NURGD QACKL UAOUU TVKIO GPMGI VRDSV
UMOSJ FWGCJ STEID NULPL XLVEG UCMSA IVKFB FXWAI HWPWV VEQCC TMVDU
VDEOC QCHHS GJSBI IMBRO JRDAO IFEXT LQCTW WEDND KOTVQ HGOCX NCSGX
KWRXM HHXQC PFENG JMPWU THQLC CBVNV QIHSD RUGSN GTKLI BGKWD OISRS
JJXHN AAWUW TFVOG GLRKB GJUXC ANQCB TBDCS HTGRI OHSRA LRXLT ROLOQ
QFNAQ XBQWB AHXSF VFGDX LXILE TVUUR RPSKV GRIXX UUIWD LCREK TSIAJ
UQMJU DHTQV EDHCT VEDTS WCPTE PKXQI TSSCF BLMLL OWTHR WCHAW NSQET
WNPUW WVABW EKAUB IJKDT PWSNX SEEHK BTGKV CRSUA PMKJJ MQPLX FBFAO
TQNBC GLDUI TEJJD MOWWK GRRAG UBAUG DEDUX HEKXX VQOAG XNTDN ETQND
JBOGE KUPJR NCHXI TFSOW CDGPM EJJWP VOAAP GUPVS SAVJA VNGUW VMXCE
NTECE LJLLG LRNEA MBUXW HBEMT ODIXV MBCOC XRGBV KSWAD VEBWN AXBBH
PLCQK LNRQH AXDEK SGMNV RGRVH BGGQP NKOGM JCQHD KIHMT UVIKI MTBCW
LTVSQ KBAVO QXBIF JLETF QUDJD AFHTE WENBV HVNKO OJTBV FSFLX IULFB
AQLJB MWABL WNHDR SVAEE WIWRD TEGLJ XKQUK AANQV FMLMB SVVQW XSDOG
CWRPR TWHMR XTRTD UTELX RRJNH WEOIP LRHLE FJKXE HXPHT PTSQP WXSVS
LXDKS QCWIS ADSCU MRIUU MMRAL OWQRD PDUOK VAGAA XKQRP SMMCN EWQEF
ACWFV WWACE GSPCN WKNUG JWMNX NPEXJ UUERT VTRFG NKJQF PIODH VPNPL
RXMIP JPVUP TDJML WEUQU BFNLF QOJSP QAEBE CAKBR CFWTS VLKRI WDHNG
FCBPU RSFGV WFPSC GWGQT HOJFK XJKRQ QOOTW BRJNQ MFTIC VSBIM GKTGC
PQSAC NUPCB QLAMM EILIJ ODEWN LDSFQ XVEFG KITSU XDTTF LKRRF NWCDN
CBVAB SFWOO ITEDK RKXQV RCFQI HNTAN JLSPV DTURX BGOFX IHBJK BPWPF
WBIWR RGEPI PUNBM UKMGO OQHRU LEKRV QDHGI GFVPA XRVDC KRCJK TCTQE
SJRQH GSIHP RLRIT SQQPA QPCAI TUSGA MHPBS EHKBP SDHVJ LFQFR OISXD
CVTQW RWNRN CBHTX FMKPO UOATR TMFKH IFCTM SLXEW PSXKF XULCH WWCTR
BHJOO AUAPA ROHKL OWMJV JJKJA AGMFG ACKLW NTUAD JOLDU KVQDT WCVOR
UEGNJ HBQWR BRHBK MQUHT CCKAA DJVQO ACNBL TXWAS QMUIH AMUIA URWPR
BPFNT ISQOV DUQFD WGOLT XGLCU VEXIN LPOJG CESRM BBKNC TUSMB RSDMS
UGHGG FPCVO LCBMJ BGRUI BLIDI IAVTA AOAVD DRIVV KITDR OXEVK ALUSB
XSNFQ JIEFB EWHKX JNHNT HOXGE UXASX MGPCH DDNVE WKIPX EJWEH SCNHA
MDHSH OFMUF GUADI WLRSX AANHR EIILN BSOCT LLBFG JKHIT TCKOX HFHPO
JIOMV EQDVO OIEZZ YYYYY
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