Yesterday – A Database Administrator’s Backup Song

A white sheet of paper with a headline of Yesterday: a DBA's backup song with lyrics from the first two stanzas of the song:

Decluttering my physical file cabinet this week brought a smile to my face when I found a print copy of something I saved years ago, but is still appropriate today.

Not sure when I saved it, but I’m thinking it may have been when I was volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Detroit in the late 1990’s to mid 2000’s.

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Photo of the Week: Turkey Sculpture at Environmental Interpretive Center

A shiny silver metal sculpture of a turkey with wings made of layered silver spoons and legs made from rebar. The turkey bends its neck toward the ground as it forages for food. A nearby hollow log made from metal files lies on the ground, with several shelf mushrooms growing horizontally from the log. The sculpture is surrounded by brown wood mulch. In the background are green-leaved native plants and shrubs.

A shiny metallic sculpture of a turkey marks the entrance walkway past the rain garden, a different type of bird for those of us gathered for an early morning bird hike.

Created by local artist Laura Steiner, the sculpture was installed at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) in mid-August 2025.

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