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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