I’m seeing myself responding to blog posts more often that I get to create content in the process. This time, it was a guest post on Michael Hyatt’s blog on leadership from Kelly Combs (blog | Twitter). I’ve been wanting to write a post on leadership at home but this one is spot on because […]
This ended up as a response to Brad McGehee’s (blog | Twitter) Editorial post on SQLServerCentral.com about DBA and the Career-Life Balance. It turned out to be a long response so I’ve decided to make it a blog post. It all boils down to priorities and developing your daily disciplines. I blogged about investing in […]
Back in 2008, I’ve created a series of videos on SQL Server 2008 administration that were made available on BlogCast Repository website. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had my hands on a video recording software. And since I regularly write articles for MSSQLTips.com, I’ve decided to also translate those articles into video tutorials. […]
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (King James Version) Christmas tree, by bassplayerdoc on Flickr As I watch my kids unwrap their Christmas presents, I can’t help but be emotional about the experience. There’s really something special about a family gathered under the Christmas […]
There’s a reason I use bassplayerdoc for my blog. Having been a regular in Microsoft and other technical forums and newsgroups since 1999, I used bass_player as my nickname. That’s because I was a bass player back then – playing for the church band every Sunday and getting invited to play in performances every once […]