Yearly Archives: 2011

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Entity Framework Code First

I’m trying to wrap my head around the latest update to Entity Framework 4.1. I’m trying to use Code First to create an object model that will map successfully to an existing database. So far I think it will work for my

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Entity Framework Code First

I’m trying to wrap my head around the latest update to Entity Framework 4.1. I’m trying to use Code First to create an object model that will map successfully to an existing database. So far I think it will work for my

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I’m in a Code Crunch, but Still Fortunate

I am a .NET developer for a large State Government entity. In this role, I was tasked to create a new system with both an internal application and a public website. The public website would be for the outside world to

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I’m in a Code Crunch, but Still Fortunate

I am a .NET developer for a large State Government entity. In this role, I was tasked to create a new system with both an internal application and a public website. The public website would be for the outside world to

This Spring I'll be Outdoors

We just got our daughter a play set for the backyard. Two swings, a see-saw, a rock wall, a slide and monkey bars. It is set up right next to her playhouse. I see many summer weekends being spent in

This Spring I'll be Outdoors

We just got our daughter a play set for the backyard. Two swings, a see-saw, a rock wall, a slide and monkey bars. It is set up right next to her playhouse. I see many summer weekends being spent in

Blinded by my dreams, where I can’t chew either

Night sky I can’t see. My teeth are falling out. These are the things I dream about the most. But the dream isn’t always the same. The dream can be about anything at all, it just happens that I can’t

Blinded by my dreams, where I can’t chew either

Night sky I can’t see. My teeth are falling out. These are the things I dream about the most. But the dream isn’t always the same. The dream can be about anything at all, it just happens that I can’t

Good Parent, Bad Parent

For the longest time my daughter was so clingy to me, she wanted nothing to do with my husband. She refused to give him hugs, cuddles or good-night kisses. When there was something she needed, daddy couldn’t help. Mommy had

Good Parent, Bad Parent

For the longest time my daughter was so clingy to me, she wanted nothing to do with my husband. She refused to give him hugs, cuddles or good-night kisses. When there was something she needed, daddy couldn’t help. Mommy had

I Wish I Could Do It Over

While I was pregnant, my mother came up a week before I was due to stay with me and she spent a lot of time cooking, and cleaning the house getting it ready for the new baby. When I went

I Wish I Could Do It Over

While I was pregnant, my mother came up a week before I was due to stay with me and she spent a lot of time cooking, and cleaning the house getting it ready for the new baby. When I went