MacGyver Moments

Aaron Bertrand and Denny Cherry double-teamed me in another round of Web 2.0 Chainposting, and you know I never dare break the chain. I spent a few days thinking about what MacGyver moments I have had that I could share. And to be honest, very few came to mind. Apparently I am not very imaginative, [...]

Three Things

OK. Here it goes again.

This Web 2.0 chainposting is brought to you courtesy of Mr. Paul Tripp and his post “What three events brought you here?“ He tagged me and several others (luckily he also tagged Kevin Kline, otherwise Paul would never hear the end of it). Paul’s question was a tough one for me to answer [...]

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 [...]

SQL Quiz from Chris Shaw

Well, he went and did it again, Chris Shaw started yet another web chainpost. This time he tagged Brent Ozar and Brent tagged me and put the pressure on me to be “witty” in my response. I swear, it’s like he doesn’t even know me.
So, this quiz is a two parter, which makes me think [...]

A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

“…but you can hear it on the coconut telegraph…”
Well, it happened. Again. I got tagged by Tim Ford (@SQLAgentman), who talks about surviving for six months on a tropical island with your only sustenance being coconuts and you spend the time dreaming about all the things you would like to be spending time doing if [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

More Chainblogging

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

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 [...]