I am so heart-warmed this morning to get this video of my mother who was an amazing person and teacher.

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ChatGPT is a great data modeling tool. I wanted to generalize my data model for my radio station data warehouse, and I asked ChatGPT to...

Sequence Basics Sequences are the unsung heroes of a data application. I like to think about sequences in two forms: Surrogate keys - the...

From the Pirate Missy - Pretty much sums up how I feel today.

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Photo by Ethan Sykes on Unsplash The writings of Thomas Merton spoke to me when I was in college. I borrowed the Seven Story Mountain...

It is Martin Luther King day, and I am fortunate to have a holiday. However, I haven't lost sight of my goal of becoming an entrepreneur...

We swore in new deacons today at church, and the charge to the deacons resonated as a charge we can take for any leadership vocation....

Photo by Author of the Never Summer Mountain Range Many years ago, I had a colleague who had a similar role I now have: Build and...

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Here is the ticket master public API. https://developer.ticketmaster.com/ Could be a very interesting edition to cross-reference with...

Photo by Gabi Scott on Unsplash Data Analytics is a strange beast in the world of software development. On one hand, it is highly hyped,...

Elon Musk embodies the worst aspects of the tech bro spirit. He has no moral compass. He lacks compassion. He elevates the vilest...

The Author Hiking in the Rainy White Mountains Snowflake Clustering and Micro-Partitions can improve performance and reduce costs in your...

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