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Carlos Hazday
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Which ones? I'll let you know how close you came. I think I dropped 4 seeds. Let's see what grows. Just remember they could end up in a tangle in one story!
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I had to concentrate on Mexico during the early months of CJ's posting, but I'm ready to open up the friendly skies. They flew to Colorado in December, and now CJ's in Washington. Let's see how many more trips I can squeeze in before the story ends.
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Sounds like what people do in places like New Orleans when they leave town to avoid the Mardi Gras craziness. Interesting y'all mention rain, I just wrote something about Ritch predicting they were going to get soaked while walking around.
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Stop reading ahead! I figured this chapter would not elicit irate reactions (except maybe for CJ and Ozzie giving Cheney money.) All those conversations, aside from updating us on some of our secondary character, serve to open up new story arcs. Katie, Adele, and Oscar will all be featured in future stories. I suspect CJ and Ozzie will be hosting regular dinner parties once they return to the US. At least I know of one gathering that includes Adele, Mr. Adele, and Oscar. And the guests and conversations will be as varied as my cast. Northman returns in the next chapter; let's see how long it takes him to get pissed at CJ again.
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I'd noticed you live in Spain before but had forgotten. It looks like a party in Valencia right now. CJ and Owen's next adventure takes them to Spain, but they'll be a bit north of you at the start of it. Watch out, Barcelona!
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Although he had a digital subscription to the Washington Post, reading the newspaper’s hard copy was a treat. Much more so when he had time to savor each article while drinking coffee. With no toddler waking him up, no office he needed to be at, and nothing to do until lunch, CJ liked the early-morning change of pace. Before the company he expected arrived, he called Mexico, and talked to Owen and Liebe. Wingnut was so excited to see her on the screen he tried to lick the tablet. “Bye,
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I don't really want him dissolved away quickly. I'd rather see him humiliated and shattered first. Why is it dragons bring out my blood thirst?
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Thursday's so far away. I'm looking forward to what happens when they clear the rubble and don't find a body. And I can't wait until thread falls and fools like the father hopefully get eaten.
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We should have Season 3 in the next couple of months. I'll probably binge the first two when a release date's announced.
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I love Chris Pine. Period. I'd entirely forgotten Ben Affleck played Ryan. John Kracinski's pretty good in the PRIME series.
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Thanks. My memory falters more and more.
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I'm enjoying giving so many characters cameos. There are probably half a dozen of them in the next chapter. Lots of fast scenes and people.
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You got it. And Ryan's subsequent returning of the firing key for the sub to the Russians inspired CJ's dealing with the listening devices. I still think Alec Baldwin was a better Ryan than Harrison Ford.
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Thanks, Gary. In some ways, this was a return to the old CJ stories with lots of traveling, new experiences, and daily life events. But it's a slight departure because of the Russian intrigue and me keeping an annoying character around until the end. (Northman)
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Ding, ding, ding. I realize readers could get bored with the number of 'conversations-without-heat' in this chapter, the next one, and a few others, but what you noticed was exactly my purpose. Our little sponge will absorb as more knowledge as he can. As for Paul Simon... he's one of the great ones.
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Guess I need to keep Austin around even after CJ & Ozzie leave Mexico!
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@Reader1810 Neither the suggestion or Owen making it. I was channeling the French captain in Casablanca. "I'm shocked! Shocked I tell to find..." You know if Dr. Facundo's that hot, our boys will be trying to set him up with We're gonna have to wait until Summer of '22 gets written and published.
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@Anton_Cloche Thanks! That is one gorgeous car. I think the first Cussler book I read was Raise the Titanic. I don't recall details, but this was before the ship was explored and the movie. I was hooked. The Austin spinoffs were good, and the one about the detective at the turn of the century (forget his name) was fun because the guy rode one of the new Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Using NUMA without permission could get me in trouble, but since I've quoted copyrighted lyrics before, what's one more infraction?
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@Reader1810 You have a thing for marines, don't you. Austin back in Mexico's jealous right now. Brett's a easy character to write. I just have to think of something outrageous and have him say it or do it. As I age CJ, I've tried to reduce his antics a bit. He has to be ready to run for office soon! And speaking of aging, the longer I write a character, the more opportunities I have to explore personality traits and quirks. AS a rookie author, I tried to puke every detail out as soon as I introduced them. These days, it's a treat to revisit people like the great grandparents who may not have been explored in their entirety. Of course you knew what CJ meant. After all, he grew up next to a certain set of stairs...
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At some point, I want to know where that came from.
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I haven't read any of his stuff for the past couple of years. I think it's time to download a book or two. I keep wondering how good the sound isolation is in that hangar. Not sure I'd enjoy planes flying that close to my bedroom 24/7
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I'm lost. Guess we can't be friends.
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Damn CIA made me remove the Cubans and the Ukraine info! But I heard the Cubans would not have shot the plane down because they thought Owen was aboard. I wonder what their interest in him is. As for Yevgeny, I'm thinking he ends up in Montana and reinvents himself as a ranch hand working for a family owning countless acres and heads of cattle.
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Carlos checks his notes for future chapters/stories and decided to be mean and not share details
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Excellent! I may have gone overboard with the sappy lines in the chapters CJ and Owen are apart. You're right about his family being the most important thing to him. I've been preaching the same thing over the past ten books.
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