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Monthly Archives: March 2026
Whiling away an afternoon, thinking
I come to Heathrow often. Today is likely somewhere close to 60 trips to this airport in my lifetime. After over 19 years of working with Redgate (plus a trip in college), this is the airport I’ve visited most outside … Continue reading
Breaking Down Your Work
I saw an interesting LinkedIn post on Kyler Murray and how he goes about approaching the game of American football. I don’t know if this meme is true, but certainly, his efforts to prepare have been a reported issue during … Continue reading
Multiple Deployment Processes
We had a Simple Talks podcast recently where we discussed roll forward vs roll back. You can watch the episode and listen to our thoughts, but one interesting place was when we talked about deployments. Grant mentioned that he deployed … Continue reading
Advice I Like: Knots
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand. For the rest of your life, you’ll use this knot more times than you would ever believe.” – from Excellent Advice for Living I like this … Continue reading