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Better When You’re Not Alone

In the last month, I’ve gone to three different concerts – once by myself and twice with a friend. They’ve all been great shows, but for different reasons.
The show I went to alone was one of my favorite bands. It was a great show, I had a great time and ran into a few [...]

iPhones, Robots, and Cookies

I traded my iPhone for a batch of cookies. That’s right: one white iPhone 3GS was traded for a batch of cookies. This has been a long time coming.
My Growing Disappointment
I’ve had an iPhone since Apple first unleashed them on unsuspecting consumers. I was happy with the first generation iPhone. I was even happier with [...]

Free SQL Server Training in April

I’m going to be speaking at a few events in April. I bet you want to come visit and hear the crazy sounds that I’m going to be making!
Thursday April 8th – Columbus, OH
Fundamentals of SQL Server Internals
The Abstract: Want to know what makes SQL Server tick?
Ever wonder what SQL Server is doing when you [...]

Pay Attention

What are you doing right now? How many different things are you trying to balance? Stop all of them and pay attention. No, seriously, do it. Nobody is going to die in the next five minutes. Unless you’re in surgery or something. In which case go do your job.
I’m here reminding you that you need [...]

How the Hell Did I Get Here?

Paul Randal started this chain post. He tagged Steve Jones who, in turn, tagged Jack Corbett who finally tagged me. I’m pretty sure everyone who nominally makes sense has already been tagged at this point thus leaving Jack to scrape the bottom of the barrel.
Like Jack, I think I could approach this in a number [...]