Laugh, and then Laugh and sing It’s a Beautiful Morning even when it’s not.“Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.”Com...liments of Smokey Joe: Part 2 of lern yerself OzE Earbashing : nagging, non-stop chatterEkka : the Brisbane Exhibition, an annual showEsky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc.Exy : expensiveF Face, off one’s : drunk (“He was off his face by 9pm”)Fair dinkum : true, genuineFair go : a chance (“give a bloke a fair go”)Fair. Monika lived in rather nice part of our city and had quite the nice house. I stepped towards the door and rang the bell. It took her a few moments to open the door, and I was afraid that she would not be at home, but before I could finish my thought, the door opened. And there she was, Monika, a really well dressed mature lady who took real good care of her self. She was in her 50s when we met that day, and one could call her a BBW or chubby, but all in all, she certainly was attractive. Young. And that is when the hiccup starts. Hearing Mark is bringing a man with him, Jessica and Jennifer begin to imagine it is someone Mark wants to introduce and fix up with one of them.Much primping and preparing occupies hours of the next couple of days. When Wednesday night arrives, the two women are giddy with expectations. They hear the front door open and Mark calling out as they enter. The girls fly to the door to welcome Mark’s friend.And what a vision the friend is. Who could resist. “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, we’ve located Martha Adams, Councilman Adrian’s wife.” He took a moment to compose himself before continuing, which keyed those listening to the fact the news was serious.“She was discovered murdered in a motel room. The act was staged as an apparent suicide, but from what Detective Rules assures me, it was a clever deception. Someone involved with the city’s finances orchestrated the killing of two people in cold blood. The murders were committed to further.