Covert Overt Over

Elephants in the Room 

This notable person recently added to Wikipedia’s Deaths in 2025 site stands out:

Vidar Lønn-Arnesen (22 June 1940 – 17 October 2025) 85,  radio/television presenter.

Note from my October 16 post, Twinning 22 and…: 

And so the cluster expands into a “February 22, __, April 22, May 22, __, July 22, August 22, September 22(x4), October 22, November 22, December 22/ 22nd Day, Month Sequence” pattern cluster. 

So, since the beginning of October 2025, we now have 14 notable persons who passed away on the 22nd day, and now with Vidar’s death yesterday, the cluster expands as well as bridges the June 22nd gap, and so leaving only one gap— March 22nd : 

“February 22, __, April 22, May 22, June 22, July 22, August 22, September 22(x4), October 22, November 22, December 22/ 22nd Day, Month Sequence” pattern cluster. 

Since they were all born on the 22nd day, I consider this a possible prompt to seek out a notable person born on March 22nd who fits in cryptic fashion, not to say that the person is a target, which may be the case, butt who knows?! 

On venturing to the March 22nd wikipedia page, and perusing the list of notable births section for those still alive, I began with the oldest and worked my way back for any name that stood out… namely that jives with the “War/Bomb Theme” pattern cluster, and I came to: 

1960 – Jim Covert, American football player

First of all his surname is a word that in itself is often used in war time lingo, note what AI has to say: 

Covert actions in wartime are secretive operations designed to influence political, military, or economic conditions in an enemy or neutral country without revealing the sponsoring state's involvement. 

These actions range from propaganda and sabotage to espionage, assassination, and support for insurgencies. A key principle is "plausible deniability," which allows a government to deny responsibility if an operation is exposed.

As for his first name, James, it’s an addition to the recent “Remove ‘E’ from Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster…, and so making “jams”… “jams covert cover”.   Note from his wiki page: 

James Paul "Jimbo" Covert (born March 22, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. 

As you can see the name “Bears” is also an addition to the  “Remove ‘E’ from Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster , … and so making “bars”.   

By utilizing certain pattern cluster his surname, Covert, also provides us with “overt” and “over”… hmmm, “if covert war becomes overt, is the war over”?! 

Note the following from Covert’s wiki page: 

Games Played 111

A sequence of 111 is a particular twin heads upp… with cryptic meaning “WON! WON! WON!”.  Note the following info concerning notable persons mentioned on his wiki page:  

• Russ Grimm (born May 2, 1959)
• Mark May (born November 2, 1959)
• Dan Marino (born September 15, 1961)
• Mike Ditka (born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939)

Their names contain cryptic elements re: truss rust us grim grime rim mark mar ark may my a marine mar in hike dit (say in French) it dyke.  Other cryptic communication can be derived from the name Mark May ie: bark bay; dark day; hark hay; lark lay; nark nay; park pay; sark say; fay, gay, jay, Kay, ray, way, yay.  

If you scrutinize… and if you’ve followed this blog, you would know the relevant connection especially between : “mark May”,  “dark day”, “bark bay”,  “park pay”.  

Also, note that Ditka’s birthday is Tomorrow, and so an addition to the “Off by One” pattern cluster.  

It didn’t pass me by that his nickname “Jimbo” is a play on “Jumbo”, note from the elephant’s wiki page: 

Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885)

So, note his date of death, September 15th,  is also Dan Marino’s birthday, and so generating a “September 15(x2)” pattern cluster.  On following the leads I arrive at: 

"Toomai of the Elephants" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about a young elephant-handler. It was first published in the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine and reprinted in the collection of Kipling short stories, The Jungle Book (1894).^[1]The character Petersen Sahib is thought to be modelled on India-born English naturalist George P. Sanderson (1848–1892)

Toomai is a cryptic Toumai (the name of my first blog that I no longer participate in).  And then the name George Sanderson stood out— a cryptic “gorge sand sander son”. Note from his wiki page: 

George Peress Sanderson (1848– 5 May 1892, Madras)

His middle name fits in cryptic fashion, being that along with his first name, it’s an addition to the  “Remove ‘E’ from Name Makes a Word” pattern cluster…, that in turn provides us with “press”, and so the communication expands into “gorge press sand sander son”. Much deciphering needed there!!   His date of birth is also meaningful, given the following from yesterdays post, Jay Kay… May 1 : 

• Weerapullige Jayasiri (1 May 1947 – 22 September 2024)
• Claude Bourdin, 3 May 1943 – 1 October 2025)  82, mayor of Beaugency
• Juan Carlos de Lima (2 May 1962 – 1 October 2025) 63, football player
• Gillian Tindall (4 May 1938 – 1 October 2025) 87, writer and historian.

As you can see, the cluster expands: “May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.  An indication that we’re on the “wright” track.  

The next to stand out in the March 22 wikipedia page under notable birth section: 

• 1973 – Beverley Knight, English singer-songwriter and producer

Knights after all were once warriors, and the surname has cropped up recently.  There are many notable persons mentioned on her wiki page, including one who passed away this month, butt in so far as names and dates, this one stands out most: 

• Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941) known as "The Colonel"

It was hard for me to pass up William Shatner, Canadian actor, especially knowing that he and Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield sang a rendition of Space Oddity … and Chris Hadfield is visiting where I live— Halifax NS, for a book signing of his new novel. His name does contain a cryptic “will I am shatter shat hat”, … butt nothing theres seems to jive with war… butt then maybe it’s just that I can’t see it … hmmm.  

As a final… and since we have an elephant in the post: 

The expression "the elephant in the room" (or "the elephant in the livingroom")^[2][3] is a metaphorical idiom in English for an important or enormous topic, question, or controversial issue that is obvious or that everyone knows about but no one mentions or wants to discuss because it makes at least some of them uncomfortable and is personally, socially, or politically embarrassing, controversial, inflammatory, or dangerous. The metaphorical elephant represents an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.^[1][4][5]