Author Archives: Dick Donohue

Seven year anniversary

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Dick Donohue

Today, I’m celebrating an anniversary of sorts.  Seven years ago today, I started a blog because had just been diagnosed with the “incurable” disease of Follicular B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.  I wanted to let my friends and family know what was … Continue reading →

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The 5 “Why”s

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Dick Donohue

One of the great things that I learned from working with a Japanese company is an apparently ancient technique for finding the root cause of a problem. They call it “The 5 Whys”. The basic premise is

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Be a leaf

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Dick Donohue

Who doesn’t love seeing the beauty of the leaves changing color in Autumn? It always makes me reflect on why God would go to the trouble of making leaves so pretty before they die. I mean, it seems like it … Continue reading →

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Showing Rank in SQL Record set

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dick Donohue

Sometimes you want to show the ranking of the record in the results of your SQL SELECT statement.  How do you do that in DB2? Here’s how:

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The real joy of kite-flying

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Dick Donohue

I think that God is constantly trying talk to us.  I think that He wants to guide us.  The tough part is finding time alone where life is quiet enough to hear him.  One of the more successful ways for … Continue reading →

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