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A [DBA] Christmas Story

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ December 22, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

With Christmas coming this Friday I wanted to take some time and reflect upon the past year. 2009 has been quite a ride for me professionally and personally. Lots of action over the past twelve months. I wanted to take some time to reflect, recharge, and redirect where I want to go over the next [...]

SQLstrology

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ June 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

So the other day I noticed that colorstrology is apparently a real thing and not something that I thought I was dreaming about after pulling an all night bender with ten pounds of double thick bacon. But what has yet to be written, until now that is, would be…wait for it…wait for it…
SQLstrology.
Yeah, that’s right, [...]

Luck, Preparation, and Opportunity

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ June 10, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Last month I made the pilgrimage to Lake Placid, NY, to celebrate my 12th wedding anniversary with Congress. We made the same trip two years ago, and I am thinking we will keep making the trip again in future years. There are two reasons why. The first is that it is quite peaceful, relaxing, and [...]

Dealing Windows 7

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ May 27, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

So, I get home last night to find a package on my desk. I check the return address and see it is from Microsoft, so I don’t bother putting it into the sink first before opening it because I figure I can trust those guys especially since they let me in their private club recently. [...]

Why Are You Surprised?

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ March 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

So here I am, sitting at home with Congress, who is telling me that she wants to see the finale for the Bachelor because the guy chose one woman, has we-are-getting-married sex with her for six weeks, then dumps her on national television and asks miss I-wasn’t-good-enough-for-you-six-weeks-ago if she wants to go get a cup [...]

Whaddya Mean, It’s Not Free?

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have been attending the WPPI conference in Las Vegas this week, keeping Congress company. I have been to lots of IT-related conferences in my career, but only a handful of conferences outside my current industry. So I was interested in learning more about how this conference was organized, how it was run, meeting some [...]

More Chainblogging

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 18, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Looks like I have been tagged again, this time by Dennis Gobo who wants to know some details of my childhood. The question this time is “what was your first computer and what were some of your favorite games”. I have no idea why Denis wants such intimate details of my early childhood. I can only [...]

What I Wish I had Known When I Started

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 9, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I was tagged today by Brent Ozar today, who asked my to blog about things I wish I had known when I started. It looks like the original question is “things I wish I had known as a Junior DBA that I know now.” I will put my own spin on this and include items that I [...]

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