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A Slice of Humble Pie

Message to Seniors: Math was always easy for me.  I took calculus in high school and enjoyed it very much.  However, during my post-graduate degree, I took an accounting class, which was very difficult for me to grasp.  The whole double-entry idea was foreign to me and I got frustrated.  Here is an example conversation [...]

Be Excellent to Each Other

Imagine this scenario: It is a beautiful, sunny day with a cool breeze.  You are walking down the street feeling on top of the world.  Suddenly the person walking in front of you catches their foot and falls, scuffing their knee really bad.  Which would you do? Help them get back on their feet, seeing [...]

Talk to me Goose

SQLSaturday brought to you by foursquare A few months ago, I had the pleasure and honor to help organize the first SQLSaturday in Chicagoland with Wendy (blog | twittter)  and Ted (blog | twitter).  Let me first say that I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Obviously there are things we could of done better and some things [...]