In my life I have managed to upset enough people with just a few words. Well, sometimes it is more than just a few. And other times it is how the message gets delivered. But in my experience there are four words that when spoken, no matter what the context or tone, they will more [...]
Starting Conversations and Making Friends
I finally got around to finishing the book I received from Don Gabor at the PASS Summit, How To Start A Conversation And Make Friends. The book is a great read and I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for some extra help with their communication skills.
I attended Don’s seminar at the PASS [...]
Review 2009 Goals
As we close out 2009 I wanted to check back on the goals I had set last year. To recap, I wanted to do the following:
Get elected to the PASS Board
Use my Six Sigma training
Learn more about virtualization
Spend more time with my children
Well, I got elected (and a big ‘thank-you’ to all of my supporters), [...]
What Is Your Biggest Weakness
It has been a while since I have been tagged in a chainpost but Brent Ozar tagged me the other day. As soon as I read the question my first response was “my biggest weakness is responding to these chainposts”. That’s when I realized my biggest weakness is that I am an asshole curmudgeon but Suzanne [...]
Find Out What Your Log Is Waiting For
Another tidbit from the PASS Summit that I am only now getting around to blogging about…
Did you know that your transaction log file is circular in nature? That is, when your log has reached the end of the physical file it will go back to the very beginning and overwrite any virtual log file (VLF) segments [...]
SQL Brain Picking
A few weekends ago I was fortunate enough to spend time with some old friends Chris and Sally. We had dinner together and got caught up on all sorts of events over the past oh-so-many years. There was a time when we saw each other quite frequently, as Chris and I used to coach basketball [...]