Monthly Archives: May 2023

A New Word: Vemödalen

vemoödalen – the fear that originality is no longer possible I used to worry about this, and often I thought that I’d run out of original things to do. However, after 20 years of writing, I know that’s not true. … Continue reading

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A Second Job, a Trip, and a Change of Pace

Some of you know that I work a second job as a volleyball coach for competitive clubs in the US. I started doing this as my youngest kid grew up, and I was looking for a hobby. I ended up … Continue reading

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What Backups Are In This File?–#SQLNewBlogger

I had a question on multiple backups in a file and had to check my syntax. This post shows how to see which backups are in a file. Note: Don’t do this. Put backups in separate files. Another post for … Continue reading

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Encouraging Innovation

I was working with a client recently and one of the managers said they wanted to encourage innovation inside their organization. That sounded good, but as I thought about it, I wasn’t sure what this means, or if it’s really … Continue reading

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