This is one of those “ah ha” moments. The CIA has released some operating secrets from the pre-technology era. Those guys were high tech. You can buy a book filled with awesome tips. Like these. Via the Boston Globe.
That’s not the best one.
![Among the CIA's many tricks during the Cold War, it turns out, was some actual magic. Among the CIA's many tricks during the Cold War, it turns out, was some actual magic.](http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2009/10/30/cia5__1256932080_1313.jpg)
And this, friends, is my excuse. It’s particularly prescient because a good friend told me (before I left Townsville) that he doesn’t think of me as a deep thinker.
![Among the CIA's many tricks during the Cold War, it turns out, was some actual magic. Among the CIA's many tricks during the Cold War, it turns out, was some actual magic.](http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2009/10/30/cia7__1256932080_2227.jpg)