18Jan 2010 by Grant Fritchey 3 Comments

What three events brought you here?

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Another one of the DBA bloggers games of tag is occurring. I've been asked by Tom LaRock to answer Paul Randal's question; What three events brought you here. Well, mom was a cheerleader and dad was a football player, so... Oh, wait. I guess I misunderstood the question. He means what three events lead me to becoming a data geek. Well, that's completely different. Luckily, no (further) cheerleaders will be harmed in making this (part of the) story. Geek When I was 16 years old and Jimmy Carter was President, Radio Shack was still considered to be the place for aspiring geek wannabe's. It just so happened that I hit $500 in my bank account about the same time they started pushing this radical thing called a "personal computer." I…
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10Dec 2008 by Grant Fritchey 3 Comments

Tagged Again, Two Mistakes

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OK. I really do need to take a look at incoming links more often. This one was pointed out to me. Now I'm to provide two mistakes... Only two? This is another idea originating with Chris Shaw who apparently spends all day providing a duel service. He torments fellow DBA's and provides blogging fodder. I'm not sure which is more useful to the public. 1)  HUGE mistake. Way back, much earlier in my career, I thought I could do no wrong and learn anything I needed to learn within a week or so. First time I learned that wasn't true was when I claimed to be a database expert at the consulting company I was working for. They sent me off to a client where I proceded to trash a database…
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