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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Excel 97

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Excel 97

An easy to read software tutorial for popular software program.

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The Gnarly Tree

Rumination Upon A Tombstone

The name, another name, and a couple of dates.

5 min read4 days ago

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Rumination Upon A Tombstone

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Tin-Pot Dictator Update

“The Tin-Pot Dictator” was originally published on June 2 of 2020 in “Affirmed”. Since that time much, and little has changed. The article…

5 min readApr 27, 2024

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Tin-Pot Dictator Update

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Time Traveler Successfully Alters History

A minor rumination on the consequences of successful time travel.

4 min readApr 26, 2024

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Time Traveler Successfully Alters History

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The Rusty Key

Every old home has its hidden treasures; unexplored nooks and crannies teaming with surprise or, at the very least, dead mice.

5 min readApr 24, 2024

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The Rusty Key

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Forgotten Melodies and an Empty Hall

The title is the writing prompt. The story is fiction. On the other hand it was inspired by the prompt. In truth the melody was never…

3 min readApr 18, 2024

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Forgotten Melodies and an Empty Hall

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A Brush with Greatness Denied

The Beatles Live, In Concert, Philadelphia 1966, Yeah, Yeah, Maybe Not

3 min readAug 17, 2023

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A Brush with Greatness Denied

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104 — Think for Yourself

Take a slightly above average song, throw in some harmonic touches that would make The Beach Boys jealous and tie it all together with a…

4 min readMay 23, 2023

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104 — Think for Yourself

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The Idiot Son

It has often been assumed that the Grimm Brothers recorded their tales with a lofty moral in mind. However, The Idiot Son doesn’t appear to…

4 min readMay 20, 2023

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The Idiot Son

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052 — Can’t Buy Me Love

A bluesy classic that evolved into the classic upbeat tune of 1964.

4 min readMay 13, 2023

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052 — Can’t Buy Me Love

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The Scheming Little Peasant

In a generally unpleasant village one unpleasant individual just might be slightly less unpleasant than them all.

8 min readMay 10, 2023

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The Scheming Little Peasant

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Dan Post

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Author, software engineer, columnist, and grandfather with interests in music, reading/writing, movies, religion, travel, politics and, of course, dogs.

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