Musings
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 … Read more
Latest Email Scam
Normally I do not spend any time on this blog talking about all the email scams that get sent my way, no matter how interesting they may appear. But I wanted to mention one email that came my way yesterday. It was trapped by our corporate spam filter, and I did not see it until … Read more
Chris Hansen Should Be a DBA
Thankfully I had yet another cross country flight yesterday. Why thankfully? Because the travel gives me ample time (and booze) to think about things like “If there was a DBA reality television show, what would it be like?” I started with the basics, something in a Survivor format, maybe a Big Brother, or The Apprentice, … Read more
How the Budget Process Works
A colleague at work the other day was trying to help me understand how the budget process works, specifically the process involving companies with in-house IT departments. I have been more involved with budgets in general these days and I was looking for some insight into how best to be effective and efficient. “I am … Read more
Are You Being Treated Fairly?
I noticed another question had been posed by Chris Shaw, and I was tagged by my very good friend Kathi Kellenberger. Here is the question taken directly from his blog: “Do you feel like you are being treated fairly at your current or past employers? The question stems from the fact that very few people today stay … Read more
