So Much To Love About This Story

Via Tweeter, I got to read this charming tale about a 12-year-old boy and the trouble he unintentionally caused the FBI, in the 1940s.

Things I enjoyed in this story:

• the idea of 2 young boys enjoying code-breaking enough to read a book on it and devise their own code
• the FBI complaining to the mother about how much their investigation of her pre-teen son cost the government
• the "I actually didn't wear clothes much" line (I'd live in my swimsuit if I could!)
• the way the child understood the value of $8 at the time ("40 round trips to the beach by streetcar, or 80 admission fees to the movies")
• the lesson learned about what not to put on a security clearance application

Really good story!