Back from the Roller Coaster....

Well, September has been a really busy month for me! I got married in the Blue Ridge Mountains, was the best man at my brother's wedding, and spent a week in Florida for the Honeymoon! Well, I am back and will in short order continue adding more code and solutions!

Cheers,
Mike

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