I get to tell you an embarrassing story and I get to kick off a series of posts I’ve wanted to do for awhile now. Why? Because it’s “meme Monday” Check out Tom LaRock‘s post about the topic and the idea he came up with a couple months back.
This week Tom asked us to [...]
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If You See Something, Say Something
Your Dreams? They Don’t Come Looking For You.
Chase Your Dreams. Take risks and explore them more than you have been.
That’s my thought today. It’s 10:22PM on a Friday. I wrote my blog post about blogging a couple years ago and some of the advice in it included publishing your posts when folks would be around to read it.
That’s alright, though, I’m going [...]
Are You Planting Asparagus?
Working in the garden another thought/illustration hit me. A question actually -
Are You Planting Asparagus?
We love to eat the stuff. Why not research planting it and plant it with this year’s vegetable garden. We learned a few things doing that research:
It’s Perennial & can produce for decades.
It is picky about its conditions (drainage, high PH [...]
On Feedback… And a Plea To Event Organizers
I really like presenting. I’ve blogged about some tips for others thinking about starting before. In those posts, I share how I started out terrified of speaking in public. One of the reasons I am enjoying it to date? Good feedback. Don’t read that as “positive” (though there has been more of that than I’ve [...]
Avoid Using Those Troubleshooting Skills
When I re-read yesterday’s blog post on troubleshooting steps, I felt guilty. Instantly. Why? Because I had failed to mention something to you in that post and failed to follow advice I just gave in my SQL Rally presentation. *In my own defense, I did mention that one of the bullets I used in that [...]
Can’t Troubleshoot? Don’t Apply!
If you can’t diagnose a problem and troubleshoot it, you can’t work with me. I interview for that skill.
SQLU DBA Week – DBA Progress Report
This week was DBA Week At SQL University. We’ve seen two great posts from Robert Davis, a couple posts from me and some input from DBA Coach LaRock.
Today we’ll lighten things up. It’s Friday so let’s close our notebooks and have a classroom discussion about our attitudes and learning. There are all sorts of DBAs [...]
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