On Thursday, May 2, we have the Redgate Seminar in Brisbane. I’ll be at there along with fellow Redgate engineers, account executives, Octopus Deploy engineers, fellow Microsoft MVPs, and lots of data professionals.
Come join me and we’ll have a great day talking about End to End Database DevOps across a number of sessions and discussion panels.
Don’t miss the day and register today.
the standard blues– n. the dispiriting awareness that the twists and turns of your life feel new and profound, but are not unique – marked by the same coming-of-age struggles as millions of others, the same career setbacks, the same family strife, the same learning curve of parenting – which makes even your toughest challenges feel harmless and predictable, just another rename of the same old story.
In many ways I relate to the standard blues, though I don’t find them blue, but comforting. I was at dinner with our volleyball team and their parents. One of the other sets of parents had a 4-year old, who struggled to sit still and made dinner a challenge.
I remember those days. Remember feeling this is way harder for me and my wife than others. Especially when we had 2 little ones, and everyone else didn’t. However, over time I realized that it was new and hard to me, but it’s the same thing others went through. I still see that today with parents on that part of their journey.
I think a lot of things that feel tough in life, stress over finding a job, over your first review, over purchasing a house or car, are not that tough a challenge as they feel in that moment. They are just a new experience for you.
Even when my father passed, it was a shock, but I took comfort from others that had gone through the same thing, and from the knowledge that it’s a part of life.
Sometimes events are blue, and sometimes they are just new events. Fortunately most of the time they aren’t as unique or hard over time as they are in the moment.
From the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
It’s Wednesday. However, it feels like Tuesday. I left Denver about 25 hours ago to fly to LA and then Sydney. It feels like one day, but by crossing the international date line, I lost a day.
Don’t worry, I’ll get it back when I come home in a couple weeks.
Today starts vacation for my wife and I. We’ll enjoy some time in Sydney and Brisbane before I go to work next week.
No much blogging until then, apart from a new word Friday 
I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this will complete my halfway around the world trip when I time travel tomorrow and skip Tuesday. I’ll arrive in Sydney on Wednesday morning.
I am very lucky and I appreciate the chance to go back down under for work. I have a few seminars I’d delivering with fellow Redgaters, MVPs, industry experts, and Octopus Deploy engineers. I’ll be busy these days:
That’s next week, but I’m heading down early to recharge a bit. My wife is traveling with me to Sydney, where we’ll spend a few days later this week. She’s never been to that city, and I have literally been there for about 53 hours. We’re looking forward to some sightseeing, hiking around, and enjoying the Australian hospitality.
We’ll also take a few days in Brisbane before I go to work, checking out the Gold Coast and seeing a few friends. I’m looking forward to going back, as I enjoyed 4 days there before the pandemic.
This should be a good break from work before a busy week. I’ll be lightly blogging a few things, but mostly enjoying this break on the other side of the world.
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