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Gikitiki

@gikitiki

A geek with a Polynesian flare

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@gikitiki Sep 27, 2021, 3:22 AM UTC

The night that fate rolled a 1

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…

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@gikitiki Jul 4, 2020, 2:48 AM UTC

It always takes longer than expected.:July 3 2020

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…

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@gikitiki Jul 3, 2020, 3:11 AM UTC

CoronaLumber: July 2 2020

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, th…

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@gikitiki Jul 2, 2020, 3:47 AM UTC

Canada Day: July 1 2020

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 d…

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@gikitiki Jun 27, 2020, 2:41 AM UTC

My Actifit Report Card: June 26 2020

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.…

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@gikitiki Feb 5, 2020, 4:29 AM UTC

My Actifit Report Card: February 4 2020

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 througho…

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@gikitiki Jan 3, 2020, 6:47 PM UTC

Excel VBA - Variables : Strings

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 t…

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@gikitiki Dec 30, 2019, 10:23 PM UTC

Beef Rendang --- Usually on the BBQ

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…

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@gikitiki Dec 19, 2019, 5:10 PM UTC

Excel - How to open the VBA Editor

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 whateve…

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@gikitiki Dec 17, 2019, 8:47 PM UTC

XLookup almost has everything I need

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. https://steemit.com/steem/@paulag/promoting-steem-at-t…

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