Jeff, I hear you loud and clear.  I spent decades being on call 24/7/365 for supporting systems.  Had dinners with family and friends at restaurants interrupted, calls while on vacation,...

Zidar, I was one of the lucky ones.  Have related this before, but anyway, I faced  downsizing as I approached retirement.  I took their early out offer, started SS and...

'Relational databases' may change over time, but relational thinking is what gives value to data.

I am very skeptical on the ROI of a degree. Not the value, but the return based on costs.

Years ago, one could get a nice degree for not too...

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I have a very mixed opinion on the current value of a degree.  I have pretty much always thought that there are potentially two benefits.  First is having the motivation...

I have a very mixed opinion on the current value of a degree.  I have pretty much always thought that there are potentially two benefits.  First is having the motivation...

well, I looked up excrement to be sure.  There must be a story.

OK, Auto, your screen name got my attention.  Can you explain?

Grant, congratulations on having reached 61.  I wish you continued success and happiness approaching your retirement.  I do understand that we DBA's mostly have actually earned our retirement.  As I...

Rod, and what could be more productive that sending 'upper management' to conferences?

In my 42 years in IT with most of it as a DBA I never got to go to a conference.  The closest was a very few meetings with 2-3...

I'll admit that I am a culprit.  The dev instance looks like the SQL version of a condemned building.  Even PROD can be cleaned up a bit.

A decent project...

Steve, you touched a live wire on this one with me.  In my humble opinion ( and you all know how humble I am ), if you don't do the...

Hey, folks, I don't recall where I saw this a few days ago, but saved it.

This was very literally me back in 1969.  Not sure I could even have found...