February 2005
3 posts
Book: Transact-SQL Cookbook
While there are a few less than interesting chapters this is an excellent reference book. I found the time series chapter and the coverage of hierarchies to be particularly helpful. There is something in this book for every programmer and database administrator. My only complaint was the coverage on partitioning large log tables that failed to mention using partition support that is built into...
Basketball Update
I finished the web site for our basketball league. It is online at www.owlcreekbasketball.com. My team is doing well. We are currently in second place with only one week left to play in normal league play! Good work guys!
Brass Monkey Century
Today we rode the Brass Monkey Century sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Cluster of the Cincinnati Cycle Club. This 101 mile route was full of climbs (8,600+ feet of them). The weather didn’t live up to the Brass Monkey standards, it was beautiful. With the sun shining and the temperature at 50 degrees we enjoyed a great day of riding.
Within the first 10 miles I had two flat tires. ...