Monthly Archives: January 2010

What Three Things Brought Me Here

I was tagged by SQL Rockstar, aka Tom LaRock, after this thread was started by Paul Randal-not-Paul-Tripp (I wonder if Kim disagrees?). It’s an interesting, introspective question. What three things got you going. I could go with getting a computer … Continue reading

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Inconvenient – Reading on Paper

I woke up this morning to find Tia reading an actual paper books. That’s become a rarity for both of us, each of us tending to read on our phones and not with real books. I reached over and held … Continue reading

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Why not play my cards?

Still no work on my laptop. It’s been over 24 hours since I left a message for the customer escalation team and no return call. I haven’t tried to call them back because, well, I’ve been busy. Trying to get … Continue reading

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The Advantage of GUIDs

I never liked GUIDs, not really using them in most of my development until I had a conversation many years ago with Andy Warren. At the time he was working for a company as a development manager and building in … Continue reading

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