Rule #19

Obvious advice which is often ignored. Today's Gratitude Item: Finally finding a really good tool for writing (and testing) regular expressions.

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Rule #18

There is a song about this one... Today's Gratitude Item: Finally figuring out how to write a regular expression that validates most email addresses correctly. This was an for an…

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Rule #17

The trick is to ask the right questions. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting a wireless adapter for my desktop. It worked like a charm and my 'office' has finally been set…

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Rule #14

Being 'different' is a lot more fun. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding a $20 note on a walk! It was surreal but fun.

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Rule #13

Or should that be 'Make IT work'? Today's Gratitude Item: Banana boxes! They are sturdy and just the right height for transforming my 'sitting' area into a much more comfortable…

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Rule #15

There's a song about this one. Today's Gratitude Item: Loads of books to read. I love the holidays :)

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Rule #11

The trick is in choosing what knowledge to acquire. Today's Gratitude Item: The first 'real' day of summer. I know that summer officially starts in December but the weather today…

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Rule #12

I really hate it when people attribute the results of hard work to 'luck'. Today's Gratitude Item: Finally managing to create two metallic dreidels using Blender. Having to relearn how…

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It’s Not Rocket Science

I often say this to my students - especially when they overthink a problem. Today's Gratitude Item: Finally getting a problematic vector accepted on Shutterstock. It's a long story involving…

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Rule #6

This one really applies to kids who don't try at all. If they do try, they will eventually succeed (even if a bit of failure is necessary first). Today's Gratitude…

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