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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 [...]
Book Review: Twitter Wit
“It’s called Twitter, and you should get in on it, it’s like liquid bacon injected into your veins with a Jager chaser.”
And so I was introduced to Twitter back in the summer of 2008 by Brent Ozar (blog | twitter). I had no idea what Twitter was about. I remember signing up, reading a few [...]
Don Gabor Cured My Polio
…is exactly what the title of this blog post would have been if (1) I had actually met Mr. Gabor previously and (2) if I actually had polio. I have no doubt he could cure polio, nervous stutters, facial tics, and xenophobia in one or possibly two sessions. The guy is that good and that [...]
More Twitter Love
“…i don’t care what you think, as long as it’s about me, the best of us can find happiness in misery…”
A while back I wrote a post about why I do not like newsgroups, and how much better the MVP forums are. Some comments were left that indicated I was being an ass for telling [...]
How Did I Get Started?
Just when I thought I might be getting my chaste back, I got tagged again, this time by SQLChicken. Just the thought of chicken wrapped in bacon being served on a skewer at the Rodizio Grill was enough to make me want to respond to this latest web chainpost. Honestly, I love being on top [...]
Why I Dislike Newsgroups
I forget when I first discovered newsgroups. After all, I have been online for what seems like my entire life and have bounced from one forum to another. But as the Internet has evolved one thing remains true for me: newsgroups are an awful way to communicate and get help.
Would you consider posting a question [...]
I Have Not Been Tagged In A While
So when Chris Shaw posted SQL Quiz 4 to his blog and I saw my name I knew that I was once again being asked to participate in the Web 2.0 version of a chain letter, which I simply call Chainposting. Do I dare to break the chain? Well, Chris never says that something bad [...]
Interview with Michelle Ufford
I recently had the honor of exchanging some emails with Michelle Ufford, aka the SQL Fool. I have never had the privilege of meeting Michelle in person but I hope that will change this year in November at PASS. In fact, I am going to start keeping a list of all the people I need [...]
Now Writing for MSSQLTips.com
Every now and then I see requests come to our team that say “hey, buddy, when was the last time that database was restored?” My first thought has been, historically, “how the hell am I supposed to know that?” After all, the management tools given to us (EM, SSMS) never list a “last restore date” [...]
MVP Summit Update
I know what you are thinking, how could I, someone who is not attending the MVP Summit, possibly recap the events without being there? From the twitter stream, of course. Turns out that geeks love gadgets. What’s more, they love to talk (tweet) about their gadgets, or the gadgets they are looking at right now. [...]
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