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     * When we again have physical meetings, we would like to continue video meetings in conjunction with physical meetings.     * When we again have physical meetings, we would like to continue video meetings in conjunction with physical meetings.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * ZOOM
  
 ====== Agenda Changes ====== ====== Agenda Changes ======
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     * We can expect Ed Howland to be here. He would like to first talk a little bit about a BASE presentation he is offering to do in January 2024.     * We can expect Ed Howland to be here. He would like to first talk a little bit about a BASE presentation he is offering to do in January 2024.
     * SLUUG - Jan 10th, 2024 ~ BASE Confirmed **History of the Shell** by Ed Howland     * SLUUG - Jan 10th, 2024 ~ BASE Confirmed **History of the Shell** by Ed Howland
-    * :?:+    * Ed interviewed Gary regarding his use of computers. ​ CDC, Honeywell GeCOS Operating System ( grandfather of UNIX ), 
 +    * Multix was supposted to surplant GeCOS, then VAX machine clusters, migrating to 
  
 <​code>​ <​code>​
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   * **QUESTION:​** Have the recorders been started ( they should be, before call to order )?   * **QUESTION:​** Have the recorders been started ( they should be, before call to order )?
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?: Yes/No +    * Yes
  
 ====== Start STEERCOM Meeting ====== ====== Start STEERCOM Meeting ======
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   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
     * Monday, November 4th, 2023     * Monday, November 4th, 2023
-    * TIME: :?:+    * TIME: 
  
 ====== Attendees ====== ​ ====== Attendees ====== ​
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 :?: * Jonathan Drews :?: * Jonathan Drews
  
-:?: * David Forrest+* David Forrest 
 + 
 +* Ed Howland
  
 :?: * Ken Johnson :?: * Ken Johnson
  
-:?: * Lee Lammert+* Lee Lammert
  
-:?: * Gary Meyer +* Gary Meyer 
  
-:?: * Stan Reichardt ​+* Stan Reichardt ​
  
-:?: * Steve Stegmann ​+* Steve Stegmann ​ 
 + 
 +* Sean Twiehaus
  
-:?: * Sean Twiehaus 
  
 ====== Secretary Report ====== ====== Secretary Report ======
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     * Stan R would like Sean T to act as recording Secretary ( if present and he still would ).     * Stan R would like Sean T to act as recording Secretary ( if present and he still would ).
     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.
-    * :?:+    * Stan will Do tonight.
  
 ====== Treasurer Report ====== ====== Treasurer Report ======
  
-^ Balance as of 1 October| ​| ||$2,765.48 | +^ Balance as of 1 November  ​| |       ​|$2,​765.48 ​
-^ Balance as of 31 October | | ||$2,765.48 |+^ Buddy NS                  | | -9.27 |          ​
 +^ Balance as of 30 November ​| ||$2,756.21 |
  
   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: None   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: None
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     * So, we are now only counting events, not overall effort made while putting information on the calendar.     * So, we are now only counting events, not overall effort made while putting information on the calendar.
     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.
-    * :?: 
  
 ====== Subscriber Report ====== ====== Subscriber Report ======
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   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.
-    * :?: 
  
 ====== Attendance Report ====== ====== Attendance Report ======
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     * Since there is no longer a sign-in sheet difference from actual head count, Stan R would like to remove parentheses that surround numbers.     * Since there is no longer a sign-in sheet difference from actual head count, Stan R would like to remove parentheses that surround numbers.
     * Stan R uses a separate connection ( named Anonymous Coward ) to record virtual meeting attendance. Nobody else is doing this.     * Stan R uses a separate connection ( named Anonymous Coward ) to record virtual meeting attendance. Nobody else is doing this.
-    * Stan R uses a separate connection ( named Anonymous Coward ) to record virtual meeting attendance. ​ 
     * Stan R records meeting attendance in a LibreOffice Database and makes it available from the [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​|Steering Committee webpage]]     * Stan R records meeting attendance in a LibreOffice Database and makes it available from the [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​|Steering Committee webpage]]
     * Nobody else is recording the attendance or even seems to be looking at that ATTENDANCE database. ​     * Nobody else is recording the attendance or even seems to be looking at that ATTENDANCE database. ​
     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.     * ** Future Event ** Stan R gets run over by a truck.
-    * :?:+    * Gary does screen shots, giving some kind of attendance. ​
  
 ====== Meeting Review Comments ====== ====== Meeting Review Comments ======
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     * Stan has a number of slides ready. Will cover unfinished features in demo.     * Stan has a number of slides ready. Will cover unfinished features in demo.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Ed and Gary thought it was really good.  
 +    * We need more of the same. 
 +    * Gary wants a 20 question interview with Phil Bunch.
  
 ---- ----
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     * Jon Newbold had to reschedule to 8 November due to work travel requirement. **A Great Disturbance in the Force**.     * Jon Newbold had to reschedule to 8 November due to work travel requirement. **A Great Disturbance in the Force**.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Material was quite interesting,​ seemed to be more background that we never got to. 
 +    * Ed suggests an actual developer of the subsysems might provide better responses to us. 
 +    * Shawn thought kind of boaring subject matter, not supprising as of content.
  
 ==== HOLIDAY - Veterans Day ~ Nov 11th, 2023 ==== ==== HOLIDAY - Veterans Day ~ Nov 11th, 2023 ====
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     * Stan R screwed up instructions sent out on DISCUSS, ANNOUNCE and posted to website. Had previous month'​s link.     * Stan R screwed up instructions sent out on DISCUSS, ANNOUNCE and posted to website. Had previous month'​s link.
     * Stan R was too busy with billboards, did not go back and correct the instructions by either new email, nor website changes.     * Stan R was too busy with billboards, did not go back and correct the instructions by either new email, nor website changes.
-    * One of the participants ( Sean Twiehaus? ​) kept open a connection to the old link and redirected people to the correct link. +    * One of the participants ( don't know who ) kept open a connection to the old link and redirected people to the correct link. 
-    * :?:+    * Shawn thought speaker quite engaging.
  
 ==== NEWLINUX - Nov 28th, 2023 ==== ==== NEWLINUX - Nov 28th, 2023 ====
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   * MAIN (Professional Computing):   * MAIN (Professional Computing):
     *   ​STATUS:​ **Available**     *   ​STATUS:​ **Available**
-    *     WHAT: **To Be Determined** +    *     WHAT: **ASCII Cinema** 
-    *       ​BY: ​Unknown+    *       ​BY: ​Shawn Twiehaus
     * SYNOPSIS: NA     * SYNOPSIS: NA
     * WRANGLER: NA     * WRANGLER: NA
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     * Stan R will be out of town during the SLUUG meeting on 13 December 2023.     * Stan R will be out of town during the SLUUG meeting on 13 December 2023.
     * Not sure if he will be able to attend remotely, and may not be able to record with SimpleScreenRecorder to track attendance. ​     * Not sure if he will be able to attend remotely, and may not be able to record with SimpleScreenRecorder to track attendance. ​
-    * :?:+    * Steve Stegmann will also try recording.
  
 ==== STLLINUX - Dec 21st, 2023 ==== ==== STLLINUX - Dec 21st, 2023 ====
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   * LINUX   * LINUX
     *   ​STATUS:​ **Available**     *   ​STATUS:​ **Available**
-    *     WHAT: **To Be Determined** +    *     WHAT: **ZFS and Ubuntu** 
-    *       ​BY: ​Unknown+    *       ​BY: ​Shawn T.
     * SYNOPSIS: NA     * SYNOPSIS: NA
     * WRANGLER: NA     * WRANGLER: NA
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   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
     * **When should we do January STEERCOM meeting because of MONDAY New Year Day Holiday?**     * **When should we do January STEERCOM meeting because of MONDAY New Year Day Holiday?**
-    * :?:+    * Tuesday, 2nd of January.
  
 ==== SLACC - Jan 4th, 2024 ==== ==== SLACC - Jan 4th, 2024 ====
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     * Need to decide whether to do live upgrade session during MAIN or STLLINUX meeting.     * Need to decide whether to do live upgrade session during MAIN or STLLINUX meeting.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Lee has tweeked Postfix problems. 
 +    * Mike Knight solves some email problems, set up DEMARK and some paramaters that help with the mailing lists..
  
 ===== Web Site SLUUG.ORG Maintenance ===== ===== Web Site SLUUG.ORG Maintenance =====
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     * Stan R then placed Presentation Archive iframe page on all three sponsored home pages, the SLACC, STLLINUX and NEWLINUX home pages.     * Stan R then placed Presentation Archive iframe page on all three sponsored home pages, the SLACC, STLLINUX and NEWLINUX home pages.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Added Presentation Archive iframe page to the Steercom web page.
  
 ===== Uploading Presentations ===== ===== Uploading Presentations =====
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     * When we get them recorded, they get updated. Been purging more ZOOM recording to conserve allotted space.     * When we get them recorded, they get updated. Been purging more ZOOM recording to conserve allotted space.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Keeping up.
  
 ===== Web Site MEETUP.COM Maintenance ===== ===== Web Site MEETUP.COM Maintenance =====
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     * Lee suggest it has been providing some significant visibility on the Internet.     * Lee suggest it has been providing some significant visibility on the Internet.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    *  +    * Sorta helpful.
-    * :?:+
  
 ===== Our Internet Presence on Other Social Media ===== ===== Our Internet Presence on Other Social Media =====
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     * Neither of those of us here care for social media. We need to find somebody younger.     * Neither of those of us here care for social media. We need to find somebody younger.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Too many different social media things and we are dinosaurs. 
 +    * We we need somebody to advertise us on social media.
  
 ===== ANNOUNCE Mailing List ===== ===== ANNOUNCE Mailing List =====
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     * We should note that for this past year we have been sucessful in getting BASE presentations back into managable time sessions.     * We should note that for this past year we have been sucessful in getting BASE presentations back into managable time sessions.
     * Stan R suggests that next month we could remove this topic as it is no longer necessary nor relivant.     * Stan R suggests that next month we could remove this topic as it is no longer necessary nor relivant.
-    * :?:+    * Yes, delete for next month.
  
 ===== Attendance Database ===== ===== Attendance Database =====
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   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Becoming Gary's go to tool. Even used it during tonight'​s session.   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Becoming Gary's go to tool. Even used it during tonight'​s session.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None.
  
 ===== Handouts ===== ===== Handouts =====
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   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Stan needs a time machine or a clone to do updates.   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Stan needs a time machine or a clone to do updates.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None.
  
 ===== Linux Stickers ===== ===== Linux Stickers =====
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   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: James C. is not not here to kick around.   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: James C. is not not here to kick around.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None.
  
 ===== Organizational Papers ===== ===== Organizational Papers =====
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   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Gary not sure if still there.   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Gary not sure if still there.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None.
  
 ===== Sponsorships ===== ===== Sponsorships =====
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   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Omnitec is still quite generous.   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Omnitec is still quite generous.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * None.
  
 ===== We Need Help ===== ===== We Need Help =====
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   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Not enough grey hairs out there to do us any good.   * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: Not enough grey hairs out there to do us any good.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Robert Levitt willing; but, needs to do it better.
  
-====== New Business ​======+===== New Business =====
 //  SUMMARY: After old business, we call for anything that we need to deal with.// //  SUMMARY: After old business, we call for anything that we need to deal with.//
   *   *
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     * Ken Johnson came to us with great presentation on short notice.     * Ken Johnson came to us with great presentation on short notice.
   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
-    * :?:+    * Phil Bunch all time contributions.
  
 ====== Follow-up and Action Items ====== ====== Follow-up and Action Items ======
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   * 2023-12-04 Comments:   * 2023-12-04 Comments:
   * Monday, December 4th, 2023   * Monday, December 4th, 2023
-    * TIME: :?:+    * TIME: 8:45pm
  
 ====== Stop Video Recordings ====== ====== Stop Video Recordings ======
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 ===== Everything below is to be removed ===== ===== Everything below is to be removed =====
- 
-===== October 2023 ===== 
- 
-==== STEERCOM - Oct 2nd, 2023  ==== 
-     * For October, the Monday prior to SLUUG General meeting. 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: None 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: * We are here. 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * :?: 
- 
-==== SLACC - Oct 5th, 2023 ==== 
-  * [[http://​slacc.sluug.org/​|SLACC]] ​ 
-    * First Thursday of each month. Free format, no presentation. Always up to attendance as what is covered. 
-    * Usually no presentation;​ so, held as a **Configuration Workshop** offering installation and configuration help. 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: None 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: Phil might be out town again. Will be using bookend slides again. 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * Had one new person by way of MEETUP. Stan R fumbled the recording again. ​ 
- 
-==== SLUUG - Oct 11th, 2023 ==== 
-  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​|SLUUG General Meeting]] ​ 
-  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​planning.pdf|Planning Schedule Report ]] 
-  * Second Wednesday of the month. 
-  * BASE (Personal Computing): 
-      *  STATUS: **Done** 
-      *    WHAT: **PiHole** 
-      *      BY: James Conroy 
-      *  SYNOPSIS: NA 
-      *  WRANGLER: Stan 
-      *  ABSTRACT: Security in Banking/​Medical Web Applications. Supposedly sent us an abstract. 
-      *  BIO: YES 
-  *  REMARKS: 
-     * We did not have an alternative ( secondary ) topic on hand. 
-     * July SLUUG BASE was not done, see MAIN was **TMUX - A Longer Introduction** by Steve Stegmann 
-     * August SLUUG BASE was **VIM Side by Side** by Stan Reichrdt 
-     * September ​ SLUUG BASE was **How to get started in emacs** by Steve Stegmann 
-  * 2023-06-26 Comments for July: None 
-  * 2023-07-31 Comments for August: None 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: Future idea: **Changes in Web Applications** by Dave Forrest 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: Will be doing on RaspberPi 4, can do with older. Doesn'​t need anything newer. ​ 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * Very Good. Gary made another sexist remark. 
- 
----- 
-**      COOKIE TIME ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ CALL FOR HELP  (Gooey Middle): ** 
----- 
- 
-  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​|SLUUG General Meeting]] 
-  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​planning.pdf|Planning Schedule Report ]] 
-  * Second Wednesday of the month. 
-  * MAIN (Professional Computing): 
-    *   ​STATUS:​ **Done** 
-    *     WHAT: **Risc-V Architecture Differences** 
-    *       BY: Carl Perry 
-    * SYNOPSIS: NA 
-    * WRANGLER: Jonathan Drews 
-    * ABSTRACT: YES 
-    *      BIO: YES 
-    *  REMARKS: ​ 
-      * We did not have an alternative ( secondary ) topic on hand. 
-      * July SLUUG MAIN was **TMUX ~ A Longer Introduction** by Steve Stegmann 
-      * August SLUUG MAIN was **Hot Restore of a MySQL database** By Lee Lammert 
-      * September ​ SLUUG MAIN was **Microsoft'​s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)** by Jon Newbolt 
-  * 2023-06-26 Comments for July: Nothing yet. Johnathan Drews trying to line something up about a game developer. 
-  * 2023-07-31 Comments for August: None 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: None 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: None. 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * Jon Newbold had to reschedule to 8 November due to work travel requirement. **A Great Disturbance in the Force**. 
-    * Jonathan Drews was able to bring in Carl Perry with this presentation on Risc-V Architecture Differences. 
-    * Gary really enjoyed talk and extra material at end. 
- 
-==== STLLINUX - Oct 19th, 2023 ==== 
-  * [[https://​stllug.sluug.org/​|STLLINUX]] is the St. Louis Linux Users Group. 
-  * [[http://​www.sluug.org/​steercom/​planning.pdf|Planning Schedule Report ]] 
-    * Eight days after SLUUG MAIN General Meeting. 
-  * LINUX 
-    *   ​STATUS:​ **Done** 
-    *     WHAT: **A Mix of Tech Topics** 
-    *       BY: Ken Johnson 
-    * SYNOPSIS: NO 
-    * WRANGLER: Gary 
-    * ABSTRACT: YES 
-    *      BIO: YES 
-    * REMARKS: ​ 
-      * We did not have an alternative (secondary) topic on hand. 
-      * July STLLINUX was **Social Media for Techies** ​ by Scott Granneman 
-      * August STLLINUX was **nushell** by Ed Howland and Robert Citek 
-      * September STLLINUX was **Podman Desktop** by Chris Bowland of RedHat 
-  * 2023-07-31 Comments for August: None 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: Not yet confirmed; but, considering (1) CentOS Stream (2) Redhat Podman (management for Docker). 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: Better NOT to have a speaker back-to-back,​ one meeting immediately right after another. 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * We never had anyone confirmed early. Gary developed a new ulser. Ken did wonderful short notice package. 
- 
-==== NEWLINUX - Oct 24th, 2023 ==== 
-// SUMMARY: ​ 
-      Previously named Hazelwood LUG (HZWLUG), then Newcomer LUG (NEWLUG). ​ Now, Newcomer Linux User Group is designated as NEWLINUX. 
-      The NEWLINUX home page lists a number of topics to provide general directions from which we could start. 
-      Usually no presentation;​ so, held as a **Beginner Workshop** offering installation and configuration help. 
-      Topics are usually determined by attendees. ​ We usually cover way more than one topic. 
-// 
-  * [[http://​newlug.sluug.org |NEWLUG]] was how we named our Linux Users Group (LUG) for Linux Newcomers. ​ 
-      * [[http://​newlinux.org |NEWLINUX]] is name that we can frequently use for our Newcomer Linux Users Group. ​ 
-      * Fourth Tuesday of the month. 
-      * Free format, no presentation. Always up to attendance as to what is covered. 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: None 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: None. 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * Again had some difficulty and delay opening up public JITSI session. Also there were frequent drop outs during meeting. 
-    * Made a bookends slide-work for this Beginner Workshop meeting. ​ Bookends working somewhat well with Announcements and main topic of Remote Support. 
-    * Gary went to private home site to assist a low expertise Linux user.  The user was running Linux Mint 19 that was getting End-of-Support notifications. 
-    * One new attendee later wrote that he was having some unreproducible problem signing up for ANNOUNCE mailing list.  Sent him signup nomination. 
-    * Two, and possibly four new attendees ( not sure, because they only would put in first names ). 
-    * Because Gary was providing on site assistance, he wasn't keeping watch on chat room activity.  ​ 
-    * Phil B helped a little bit with chat; but, looking at the recording later, a lot of chat postings seemed to have been missed. 
-    * Frequent attendees Wayne S and Tony C were very helpful with lots of input during the meeting. ​ 
-    * :?: 
- 
-==== STEERCOM - Oct 30th, 2023  ==== 
-     * For November, the Monday prior to SLUUG General meeting. 
-  * 2023-08-28 Comments for September: None 
-  * 2023-10-02 Comments: None. 
-  * 2023-10-30 Comments for November: 
-    * Gary is in bat cave with Lee. 
- 
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