Learning Curve: Having a Field Day

15 Aug, 2005 By: Bill Fane Cadalyst

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It was a dark and stormy night. This was a real problem because it was early July. Captain LearnCurve and his gorgeous wife were at their summer cabin at the lake. Hopefully the weather would improve tomorrow so they could do a bit of water skiing to help celebrate their 39th wedding anniversary.

Suddenly an e-mail rang out. "Your next column is late!" It's that damn déj

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