Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Starting work in a week on TheBigIron, right back where I started from 2.5 years ago.
I'm back, baby!
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I'm back, baby!
Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped, full screen editors are for losers, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The young-uns what interviewed me seem impressed by my amazing SQL Skizzles. When you got it, you got it!
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Labels: full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Thursday, January 12, 2012
A Very Techie Weekend
Back home now, entertaining my daughter and her boyfriend. Enjoy chatting about tech stuff, football &etc. with the guy. Also a Midwestern Jewish conservative Republican. Pretty dang good. He's reading the Wall Street Journal now. A keeper, I think.
While being angry at the situation in my incumbent job I had a look at SQL Server and T-SQL, which I last investigated in 2010. Much better in Windows 7, not Vista. Following along in WROX Beginning T-SQL is suddenly easy. Much like long stale Unix skizzles, I am doing better after several years of not doing anything with the stuff. Anyways, this is going to be a leisure time activity while I sweat my nads off at work, but something to pick at as I go forward into the wonderful world of senility and getting my ass out of the current situation.
Girlfriend doesn't like me splitting my time between my house and work location, but will have to work this out in the future. She's a keeper too. Introduced me to NASCAR.
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While being angry at the situation in my incumbent job I had a look at SQL Server and T-SQL, which I last investigated in 2010. Much better in Windows 7, not Vista. Following along in WROX Beginning T-SQL is suddenly easy. Much like long stale Unix skizzles, I am doing better after several years of not doing anything with the stuff. Anyways, this is going to be a leisure time activity while I sweat my nads off at work, but something to pick at as I go forward into the wonderful world of senility and getting my ass out of the current situation.
Girlfriend doesn't like me splitting my time between my house and work location, but will have to work this out in the future. She's a keeper too. Introduced me to NASCAR.
Labels: dang grammar, Football, full screen editors are for losers, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Survived my first annual review at the new job. In what universe is "be more verbose - your writing is terse" consistent with a request to get more vi edit proficient? Martinis last night helped. I think my back wants to seize up, again. Hope not.
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Labels: full screen editors are for losers, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
Back is largely better, but with this holiday followed closely seeing my daughter immediately followed by two weeks of testing hell, I'm babying it along slowly. Lots of anti-inflammatory meds, ice, and as much rest as possible. And stretching. The back that is, not necessarily the truth. I'll leave the latter to the professionals.
Things sure have changed a lot since Labor Day. I'm pretty far from the world of database on the job, astray in the stupid and rashly assigned world of writing test scripts. The bitch of it is nobody is stupid or lazy. It was just a sudden, rash management decision to switch assignments. When I get into an ill defined, undocumented assignment, I cannot help but want to complete it successfully. I can't seem to help it, but this time I don't take it home and worry about it all day and night, like when it first hit. Basically, I don't care much for writing test scripts and need to find another job. And while I'm at it, get one where I can come home to my house at night.
Time to meet the potential son-in-law in the flesh, he of the Hoosier persuasion. Also plan to see the lovely and talented Erica whilst in NYC. Then, like I said, go face down in heavy duty (doody?) testing for two fucking weeks.
Have started to read again. Finished up an autobiography of Eddie Rickenbacker while babysitting a production install. A decent read, and an amazing life. Thomas Edison and Sgt. York rolled into one. Now reading The Book of Lights by Chiam Potok. A much thicker, slower read.
Will have Thanksgiving at a friend's house in Bustown tomorrow. Overall, was going to start up meeting people in Bustown in October, but between being pissed off about work then wrenching my back I wonder if it's worth it. Overall, need to be back at the Fortress of Database Excellence about every other weekend, and next big objective is to shitcan this shitcan of a job an get one in my hometown. I get together with friends in Cleveland when I'm up there, and haunt the regular Martini bar then. Overall, making the best of a mediocre situation.
Anyway, enjoy the turkey, stuffing and assorte pies.
The annual beatdown of MeatChicken is coming up Saturday.
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Back is largely better, but with this holiday followed closely seeing my daughter immediately followed by two weeks of testing hell, I'm babying it along slowly. Lots of anti-inflammatory meds, ice, and as much rest as possible. And stretching. The back that is, not necessarily the truth. I'll leave the latter to the professionals.
Things sure have changed a lot since Labor Day. I'm pretty far from the world of database on the job, astray in the stupid and rashly assigned world of writing test scripts. The bitch of it is nobody is stupid or lazy. It was just a sudden, rash management decision to switch assignments. When I get into an ill defined, undocumented assignment, I cannot help but want to complete it successfully. I can't seem to help it, but this time I don't take it home and worry about it all day and night, like when it first hit. Basically, I don't care much for writing test scripts and need to find another job. And while I'm at it, get one where I can come home to my house at night.
Time to meet the potential son-in-law in the flesh, he of the Hoosier persuasion. Also plan to see the lovely and talented Erica whilst in NYC. Then, like I said, go face down in heavy duty (doody?) testing for two fucking weeks.
Have started to read again. Finished up an autobiography of Eddie Rickenbacker while babysitting a production install. A decent read, and an amazing life. Thomas Edison and Sgt. York rolled into one. Now reading The Book of Lights by Chiam Potok. A much thicker, slower read.
Will have Thanksgiving at a friend's house in Bustown tomorrow. Overall, was going to start up meeting people in Bustown in October, but between being pissed off about work then wrenching my back I wonder if it's worth it. Overall, need to be back at the Fortress of Database Excellence about every other weekend, and next big objective is to shitcan this shitcan of a job an get one in my hometown. I get together with friends in Cleveland when I'm up there, and haunt the regular Martini bar then. Overall, making the best of a mediocre situation.
Anyway, enjoy the turkey, stuffing and assorte pies.
The annual beatdown of MeatChicken is coming up Saturday.
Labels: Baggage, Bitchslapped, Football, full screen editors are for losers, Martinis, techwhining
Friday, October 22, 2010
Work is still a bitch. I am still performing amazing acts of SQL greatness on spare time, while doing other shit a damn lot of the time. Very tired at the end of the week. Actually feel a lot better once I leave the place. Given the short horizon of my likely time left in the exciting world of technology, and that the place where I work likes to reorg and RIF, doesn't make sense to hit the road every weekend. It was fun up to a couple of months ago, so time to look for work closer to home.
Did meet an interesting gal down there. Claims to be friends with Jimmy Johnson. He's a race car driver, right? Also had Archie Griffin over for dinner a few times. You heard me right, you SEC guys. The ONE AND ONLY DOUBLE HEISMAN WINNER. Read 'em and weep.
The only upside of this shit work is that I am now a lot more proficient in two other technologies.
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Did meet an interesting gal down there. Claims to be friends with Jimmy Johnson. He's a race car driver, right? Also had Archie Griffin over for dinner a few times. You heard me right, you SEC guys. The ONE AND ONLY DOUBLE HEISMAN WINNER. Read 'em and weep.
The only upside of this shit work is that I am now a lot more proficient in two other technologies.
Labels: Babe Magnet, Baggage, Bitchslapped, Football, full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Friday, April 16, 2010
Things looking better on the job hunt, and busier! May be time to head to redder pastures.
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Labels: full screen editors are for losers, Kumbiyah, techwhining
Friday, March 19, 2010
Stress this week as I head into possible interviewing next week. Also something may come up in-house. Both would have me on the road during the week.
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Labels: full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Monday, February 22, 2010
The job hunt is turning up unusual combinations of skills, and if it says SQL I'll go for it. Also exploring offering up my services in a similar technology as an independent consultant at a low-low-low beat Pune price, 'cause need to get my foot in the door and my face in a Skyline Chili until I can get a couple of years of x-perience under my belt for the new technology. The byteheads in house have been encouraging, which sez a lot 'cause their feet are going to be pounding the pavement for work at the same time I will.
The ex flunked back to the hospital for more surgery after being in rehab a day. This happens all the time. Damn good thing my daughter graduated early from High School. She's already got the better part of freshman year of college under her belt, and I should be able to help through much more before any shiite really hits the fan.
A little excitement on-call last night when tools didn't work as advertised. Had to apply cold, hard logic to the project manager. Damn, that cold hard logic is hard on the knuckles. Martinis tonite, then on to the graveyard shift Wed AM.
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The ex flunked back to the hospital for more surgery after being in rehab a day. This happens all the time. Damn good thing my daughter graduated early from High School. She's already got the better part of freshman year of college under her belt, and I should be able to help through much more before any shiite really hits the fan.
A little excitement on-call last night when tools didn't work as advertised. Had to apply cold, hard logic to the project manager. Damn, that cold hard logic is hard on the knuckles. Martinis tonite, then on to the graveyard shift Wed AM.
Labels: full screen editors are for losers, Psychotic Ex, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Big technical breakthrough at home tonight. I needed it 6 months ago. Anybody up for a National Committee to Horsewhip my sister's slacker boyfriend? C'mon gang. The good ones are going fast. GuyK is calling it quits, and Velociman is wandering around somewhere.
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Labels: full screen editors are for losers, Kumbiyah, techwhining
Thursday, October 22, 2009
It's Worse than That, Cappy
It's dead. Pronounced dead by the course instructor, the Lollipop SQL Guild, and "Bones" McCoy. No way around this technology download BS in this release of the Operating System. What a piece of crap. Wrecked the week, too. Bad tired Tuesday because of aggrivation Monday carrying over into sleepytime. Yeah, I still get worked up about these things. Very wussy yesterday, maybe because of left over sleep dep. Last night though, two nightmares. Don't have 'em too often. These were not the scary type. They were the lonely type.
#1 was at a current version of my first I.T. job. I was in a small, modern office overnight. Dark and alone, wondering why I was there. I knew my boss had died a while ago (which happened in real life). #2 was longer running. I was at my current age, living in a boarding house/dormitory above a Sizzler in St. Louis. The lady next door worked there. They announced a kegger since they were closing down to become a casino. I went up to my room and wandered the halls. Also wondered why I was there when my job was in other cities. Anyway, I know I slept last night.
So, I've got a couple long weekends here. Guess I'll read up on the next version of my current technology, and also fool around with some programming. May also pay a little visit to another technology and try a download. I'm a little burned out from the screwing around with class. Do like the gal I've been seeing lately, but her neighbors sound dicey. I'll have to survey the situation. Seem to be running into a lot of that lately. Maybe this burg is sliding further into the dumper.
Is it just me, or do the remaining leftists others know also seem to be getting flakier. I'm not talking about politics or The President now. Just seems like almost all conversations turn to really edgy bullshit. Stuff sounds like celebrating mental illness, being a wastrel, confusion about sexuality. Got no time for that bullshit. Seriously, not for me. Don't even want to be near it. Also, I don't know why they are so whoopsed up about evolution. I don't know anyone else who is, either pro or con. That includes all Christians and Jews I know. Nobody sees it as a big deal, one way or another.
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#1 was at a current version of my first I.T. job. I was in a small, modern office overnight. Dark and alone, wondering why I was there. I knew my boss had died a while ago (which happened in real life). #2 was longer running. I was at my current age, living in a boarding house/dormitory above a Sizzler in St. Louis. The lady next door worked there. They announced a kegger since they were closing down to become a casino. I went up to my room and wandered the halls. Also wondered why I was there when my job was in other cities. Anyway, I know I slept last night.
So, I've got a couple long weekends here. Guess I'll read up on the next version of my current technology, and also fool around with some programming. May also pay a little visit to another technology and try a download. I'm a little burned out from the screwing around with class. Do like the gal I've been seeing lately, but her neighbors sound dicey. I'll have to survey the situation. Seem to be running into a lot of that lately. Maybe this burg is sliding further into the dumper.
Is it just me, or do the remaining leftists others know also seem to be getting flakier. I'm not talking about politics or The President now. Just seems like almost all conversations turn to really edgy bullshit. Stuff sounds like celebrating mental illness, being a wastrel, confusion about sexuality. Got no time for that bullshit. Seriously, not for me. Don't even want to be near it. Also, I don't know why they are so whoopsed up about evolution. I don't know anyone else who is, either pro or con. That includes all Christians and Jews I know. Nobody sees it as a big deal, one way or another.
Labels: Babe Magnet, full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Thursday, October 15, 2009
All registered for an online tech course at a nearby college. Free downloads and mickey mouse coursework haven't satisfied, as I continue the unending hunt to add points and recentness to a nascient resume what needs it in the event of headcutcounts next year. I hope it doesn't come to that. Also, just have the old Programming Jones.
Freedom is at hand. Only a couple of months of Child Support. Folks, it hasn't been fun. But in any evenuality of headcutcounts, at least I won't go to the pokey if the income drops or is otherwise disrupted. I got off easy lo these many years. It was a choice of this car or that one, not having food on the table or not.
Babe magnitude offering up interesting results. That pretty much means, gals living in situations where I don't want to be. Some of which are damn depressing. Tonight, I get my shots, make sure my passport is stamped, and head off to the strange and exotic other side of town.
Pure Prarie League now announces a concert in a decent sized city. Chillicothe. Hot damn.
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Freedom is at hand. Only a couple of months of Child Support. Folks, it hasn't been fun. But in any evenuality of headcutcounts, at least I won't go to the pokey if the income drops or is otherwise disrupted. I got off easy lo these many years. It was a choice of this car or that one, not having food on the table or not.
Babe magnitude offering up interesting results. That pretty much means, gals living in situations where I don't want to be. Some of which are damn depressing. Tonight, I get my shots, make sure my passport is stamped, and head off to the strange and exotic other side of town.
Pure Prarie League now announces a concert in a decent sized city. Chillicothe. Hot damn.
Labels: Babe Magnet, full screen editors are for losers, Music, Psychotic Ex, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Busy week. Traded the frustration of getting the latest DBMS tech to work on my laptop with the frustration of navigating my ass to an apporpriate class at a local college. What a pain thereof. But I've got the time. Daughter going back to the big city Monday. Gonna be quiet after that. I'll find a way to keep busy.
We fobbed off Braylon Edwards on NYC. Because I'm sure the Jets fans will be more tolerant and understanding of his fear of getting hit, and also fear of the ball. Yeh. You bet.
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We fobbed off Braylon Edwards on NYC. Because I'm sure the Jets fans will be more tolerant and understanding of his fear of getting hit, and also fear of the ball. Yeh. You bet.
Labels: Football, full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Monday, September 28, 2009
Daughter arrived safe and sound yesterday, and we're now in the throes of fasting for Yom Kippur. OSU performing a normal crushing of an incompetent Illinois team. Part time techitude at home is stumbling along. I'll probably plunk down the money and take a course early next year. Do it yourself installs at home not cutting it any more. OSU will probably maintain ratings over Cincinnati due to some ranking of other big 10 teams, none for the Big Easy.
But the big story is the self destruction of the Browns. Not less than 4 hours after yesterday's fiasco I heard that at least 5 of our millionaire crybabies had compaints against Mangini, 'cause he was cracking down on they temper tantrums. I'm talkin' to you, Braylon. Then today on the way to shul Doug Dieken pointed out that Brian Robiske wasn't even suited up yesterday. Pardon me. WTF???
Anyway a prominent Reform Rabbi conducts the morning service on Yom Kippur, then hits the links before the afternoon services. He has his best game ever. A hole in one on the 5th. The heavenly hosts are perturbed. How can this be? The assebled angels ask. The Angel Gabriel speaks to the lord. Gabriel says "What manner of folly is this? Should not this man be punished, for profaning the Day of Atonement?"
God speaks unto Gabirel, saying "Who's he going to tell about this?"
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But the big story is the self destruction of the Browns. Not less than 4 hours after yesterday's fiasco I heard that at least 5 of our millionaire crybabies had compaints against Mangini, 'cause he was cracking down on they temper tantrums. I'm talkin' to you, Braylon. Then today on the way to shul Doug Dieken pointed out that Brian Robiske wasn't even suited up yesterday. Pardon me. WTF???
Anyway a prominent Reform Rabbi conducts the morning service on Yom Kippur, then hits the links before the afternoon services. He has his best game ever. A hole in one on the 5th. The heavenly hosts are perturbed. How can this be? The assebled angels ask. The Angel Gabriel speaks to the lord. Gabriel says "What manner of folly is this? Should not this man be punished, for profaning the Day of Atonement?"
God speaks unto Gabirel, saying "Who's he going to tell about this?"
Labels: Football, full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Buckeyes were credible last night against USC. Good, hard hitting between the 20s football for most of the game. Too bad about the very end. It could have gone either way. Still, the answer for the Big 10 is to play more serious non-conference teams. Make it so. The ghost of Warren G. Harding commands it! Also, while anesthetizing myself to the inevitable during the game, I came up with the brilliant downsizing strategy; in the event of downsizing, I can revert to a former life as a Systems Analyst, if need be. And I can utilize by awesome SQL writing skizzles, too. And wouldn't have to worry about relearning the same command in the 907 variteies of Unix, either.
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Labels: Football, full screen editors are for losers, Martinis, techwhining
Friday, September 11, 2009
The kid calls from NYC and is OK. She's having a good time there too. Always something going on. She'll be in for Yom Kippur and a couple of holidays that follow. Should have the place cleaned up by then. Went to a retirement lunch for one of our systems guys today. Really nice guy. I'll miss working with him. 39 years and out. Not too much of that any more. Fiddling around with a DBMS install at home, none of the service account setup on my OS version looks like anythiing in the book. Crap, I'll probably have to buckle down and pay for a class. May as well, not going to do much when the snow flies.
Been surveyed by Rasumssen and by the University of Kansas this week. Damn, if I ain't popular!
I love screwing with data.
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Been surveyed by Rasumssen and by the University of Kansas this week. Damn, if I ain't popular!
I love screwing with data.
Labels: full screen editors are for losers, techwhining
Monday, September 07, 2009
Installing free vendor DBMS software as we speak. Does this post seem slower to you? Leftover football today: A couple of games in Florida, and Cincinnati vs. Rutgers. Plenty of action packed Big Easy action. You bet! Will probably amble down to the Air Show soon.
For those of you on Farcebook, please excuse baby sister's comment about if Eli Wallach was mom or dad. It's Kumbiyah like that that makes family get togethers unhappy. My other sister's kid is slaving away in Communist China, whining because he has be at his first class by 10:00 AM. Work! For the Pipple, Comrade! Well, you asked for it.
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For those of you on Farcebook, please excuse baby sister's comment about if Eli Wallach was mom or dad. It's Kumbiyah like that that makes family get togethers unhappy. My other sister's kid is slaving away in Communist China, whining because he has be at his first class by 10:00 AM. Work! For the Pipple, Comrade! Well, you asked for it.
Labels: Football, full screen editors are for losers, Kumbiyah, techwhining
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Midpoint
Summer transportation job transporting the papoose is at the midpoint, as directed by this exciting video.
In the meantime, Cappy remains landlocked. Girlfriend continues to look after the grandson, we wait with baited breath the onslaught of work events regarding our futures, and of course life continues with the major transportation duties. Doesn't leave much for exciting blogging. After college starts I've gotta fill up more time with more tech. Have time now, but it's in little cut up bits and pieces. Ran into a friend from the old neighborhood who has also been a long time DBA. If he can go up the hill for more certification, so can I.
I do miss the excitement with the girlfriend from the recent past. That Eagles concert seems like ages ago.
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In the meantime, Cappy remains landlocked. Girlfriend continues to look after the grandson, we wait with baited breath the onslaught of work events regarding our futures, and of course life continues with the major transportation duties. Doesn't leave much for exciting blogging. After college starts I've gotta fill up more time with more tech. Have time now, but it's in little cut up bits and pieces. Ran into a friend from the old neighborhood who has also been a long time DBA. If he can go up the hill for more certification, so can I.
I do miss the excitement with the girlfriend from the recent past. That Eagles concert seems like ages ago.
Labels: Babe Magnet, full screen editors are for losers, Good Movies, Music, techwhining
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up!
The Goode Family rolls on to an unsuspecting Obamanation tonight. An, I predict, safely over the heads of the targets. These clowns are supposed to be in the Midwest. Their adopted African son is white. His name is Ubuntu. Is Judge following me around, or what? Some relatives may want to consult lawyers for a defamation suit, if they could ever understand they are ground zero of the series.
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Labels: full screen editors are for losers, King of the Hill, Kumbiyah, single line editors are for men, techwhining
Friday, May 08, 2009
Python, Sinatra
&etc. as we mellow into the weekend. Shabbos dinner with one of my daughter's frummy friends. Haven't done that in years. He, boy from the old neighborhood. She, NYCgal. Can it work out? 8 kids sez yes.
This guy has nailed it. Especially about MySQL scaling. Also anticipating many beatings.
DID YOU SEE LeBron's shot right before the end of the half last night! Instant classic!
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This guy has nailed it. Especially about MySQL scaling. Also anticipating many beatings.
DID YOU SEE LeBron's shot right before the end of the half last night! Instant classic!
Labels: full screen editors are for losers, Music, single line editors are for men, techwhining
