Read this last post first...

 Because I will direct you to scroll to bottom of page, where you will find the first post(s), and you really should start from the beginning, rather than at the end.....they largely build upon one another, and the earlier posts are the most important.

My apologies for the format over which I have no control, past somehow going back and editing entry dates in a reverse order.....I truly should have posted this sooner.

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