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Thermometer-style graphic for keeping track of the year

Hello all,

Perhaps this is a bit off-the-wall, but...

I'm looking for a thermometer-style image which can help me track how many days have passed in the year.

I have some goals that I must complete by the end of 2007. I want a graphic that fits on one 8.5x11 page and that has 365 little boxes. At the end of each day, I'd like to fill in one of the boxes, and as the year goes by, I'll be able to tell at a glance roughly how many days remain in 2007.

The image I have in mind is similar to those fund-raising thermometers we all see from time to time.

Make sense?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Stephen N.

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Maybe I'm missing something, but...

Maybe I'm missing something, but couldn't you just do this with a spreadsheet?

Select a 19X19 cell area plus the first 4 cells of row 20. Format > Cells and set a border. You can resize the columns so that each cell is more of a square.

 
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