Working on a report for someone in her late 70s over the phone, i lamented on being 50 when i took off my glasses and got close to the laptop to read the small letters on the screen. Her response: Ah, to be 50 again.

It made me smile. It's refreshing to hear things put in perspective.

Just the other day someone told me that he was a database programmer. So, i asked him which database. He said, "Access". I snickered (and remebered Brent Ozar's tweet on the subject).

As i turn 49, i felt the urge to post, because i always post on my birthday. Except i don't. Going through the list (link takes you through your own posts, as adding a username does not work), i found:

So, i'm writing a program/dll to make API calls to a data provider. For the API itself, disregarding authentication, i have only implemented GETs. Well, i just did a POST and after verifying it worked, i thought to myself, "that was my first post". At which point, i felt a strong need to post that here.

There is a Michigan Left directly opposite the exit of a busy parking lot. It's difficult to explain a mindset, but there are three major reasons you exit: to go straight to the turnaround, to turn right onto the street, to turn right and get on the freeway. All three options are common.