For those who have never played Dungeons and Dragons, one of the primary aspects of the game is that whenever a character is going to attempt something risky or challenging, they need to roll a dice to

Today was supposed to be an easy day. It was 36°C outside so I was going to do a little yard work in the morning, then relax in the afternoon. My wife had a similar idea, but she wanted to start with a

It’s the little things about the pandemic that surprise me. I wanted to replace the 6’X10’ step at the base of my deck. In the past, this would be a 1-2 hr job. Buy the lumber, fasten it together, then

We found this foundation on our hike today. It was just a little way off the trail. When we got home, I had a Pork Roast slow cooking. With a little bit of shredding and saucing, we had a fantastic dinner.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Today was a normal covid day. Three walks with the dogs and a hike at lunch with my wife. The dogs have decided that one likes sticks snd the other prefers balls. This

Getting in shape is not a one trick pony. Calories burned < Calories consumed. Today was a normal day. Two dog walks ans a walk at lunch. Here’s a pick of the fresh veggies I have growing throughout

If you think about almost everything you do in Excel, it involves some form of manipulating numbers or text. The same is true with VBA. In this post, I want to show you some simple manipulations of text

A couple of years ago, I fell in love with a Malaysian disk called Beef Rendang. It is simply a cheap cut of meat, slow cooked in a very spicy curry. You can adjust your heat level by simply changing the

History is Fun - honest In the beginning, there were ledgers. 7000 years ago, someone picked up a slab of clay, then decided to record a list of expenditures, goods received, goods traded and whatever

Before you read any further, you should read @paulag 's post on the Excel Online Summit. Then take a little time to watch day 1's presentations. Especially her presentation. Once she starts to merge blockchain

It's a tradition that I BBQ on Christmas Eve. I try to do different things every year. If I recall, last year was beef tenderloin Another year was Tacos Al Pastor (Yes, tacos can be a Christmas food!!!)

I had a 14 hour flight, then a 45 minute layover (customs, then running to gate) in Vancouver followed by a 5+ hr flight to Ottawa. I was a little surprised the step count was even this high. Now it’s

Today was the last day of our trip. We decided to take the ferry to Manly with a stop at Quarantine Island. Up until the 1980’s, Quarantine Island was used to quarantine people who were suspected of having

When we woke up this morning, the hotel room smelled like BBQ. I didn’t mind, but I was starting to wonder if there was a fire in the hotel. There are a number of brush fires North of Sydney but the winds

Today was a travel day. Up at 5:30, then had a flight to Sydney. Got to the hotel around noon. We then walked around the harbour front until dinner. Not many pictures taken today, but a reasonable number

Hanging out with a couple Kangaroos on a sunny day.

As we wandered around Adelaide today, there was this interesting tree that appeared to be bearing a lot of fruit. As we approached it, it became clear that we weren’t seeing fruit, but thousands of bats.

Today, we drove from Melbourne, over to the “Great Ocean Road”. Then down to the Twelve Apostles. Finally heading to the Coonawarra region for the night. (It was a long day of driving) We stopped for a

My last day in Melbourne : November 12 2019 I’m starting my journey over to Adelaide tomorrow morning. Today, I visited the Melbourne Gaol. It’s been a museum since the 70’s, but up until then, it house

Today’s highlight was the Melbourne zoo. For a $30 donation, we were able to join the keeper of the kangaroos to feed the animals. The crazy thing is that we were the only ones. Six little kangaroos, the