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2019 Plans
For 2019 I’m hoping to learn a couple of new things as well as continue posting here and continue practicing drawing and painting and trying to be creative. My plans may be a lot to chew on since everything takes so much time and things never come out as I hoped. I have 3, maybe…

Pivot to the Rescue
Sometimes simple is all you need. Last month I was asked to help out in automating an activity that was needlessly taking up time. Usually when people come to me, they think “program” but sometimes formulas or pivot tables will do the job just as well. In this instance, they needed to restructure some reporting…

Those Red Skies Don’t Lie
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Too Distracted to Post
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Surprising Profile in Courage
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