Monthly Archives: June 2014

Habits and Familiarity

This piece was originally published in Database Weekly on Oct 12, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is away on sabbatical. I’ve heard that it takes 2-3 weeks to develop a habit. Do something every day for that length … Continue reading

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Day 9–Building

My company, Red Gate software, has given me a 6 week sabbatical. I’m documenting the time with all the posts under a tag if you want to follow along. Today was my first construction effort with Habitat for Humanity. I … Continue reading

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Sabbatical Day 8–The Weather and the Flagpole

My company, Red Gate software, has given me a 6 week sabbatical. I’m documenting the time with all the posts under a tag if you want to follow along. The weather is wrecking havoc with my flagpole. Usually it’s really dry in … Continue reading

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Sabbatical Day 7 – A Long Day

My company, Red Gate software, has given me a 6 week sabbatical. I’m documenting the time with all the posts under a tag if you want to follow along. Yesterday was a very long day. I left the house at 8am and … Continue reading

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