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Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:59 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Cary's book - Rapidly moving OT....
Hey folks, move it to the OT list, or just keep it private.
Jared
Bob Lofstrand
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We have 5 also. All teens now. Very scary. Braces, learning to drive, starting college. I hope yours were more spred out.
Why? How? Three little girls, that's about right, then Surprise, twin boys. Uh oh.
Wouldn't trade them for anything but wouldn't have planned it this way either.
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>> Yes, unfortunately those of us
who have had the courage and accepted Well.... I've brought my share of
children into the world, thats for
At any rate, I do choose my battles....
that is a lesson I learned long ago.
Our future is unknown, and always born in
pain,
Robert
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> education and my life in general.
No, until there aren't more jobs,
Well, at least she'll never accuse you of
having an "on-going issue"...
:)
Yes, unfortunately those of us who have
had the courage and accepted
Doesn't mean we cannot speak up.
But it has to be done in a
Has the role of DBA changed? Hell
yeah! I've been claiming that for
Now, those of us with kids cannot afford
to change the world. And even
Then of course, there are those of us
that were allowed to keep all
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Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:09 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>> the responsibility of
bringing children to the world have to sometimes
>> take the bad with
the good.
sure.... I'd wager I have more
than just about anyone else here on Oracle-L
in fact... Anyone have
more than 5?? Also, I'm rapidly becomming a single
parent, as my wife and I are divorcing after 15 years of mariage and
I'm
taking custody of the kids. However, I can
assure you that those facts will
not change my voice or it's use
one jot. :-) (any single DBA ladies out
there??!!)
LOL.....
You choose what is important to
battle and what to leave behind. I used to
take up every gauntlet
thrown at my feet, problem was that I'd have so many
battles going on that I'd loose them all.... Now, I pick and choose
the
important ones.
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Sent: 10/3/2003 11:49 AM
I'll
> keep on the safe side. That's the part where crisis and
CYA
methodology
> jump in. I have no
solution, but, unfortunately, I don't have
> Christ-like
qualities that are asked from me in every new performance
> tuning book. And the blonde down the isle is so
attractive.....
the responsibility of bringing children to the
world have to sometimes
take the bad with the good. For the sake of
getting those kids out the
door with a good education. Worse yet if we
also have to support mums
and dads way past the age where
they can take care of themselves.
Much worse yet if they are on the
other side of the world. It's all
part
of
that thing they call "responsibility".
slightly different way. The art is in
learning how far you can
push. And where. And when.
It's hard, but a few hard knocks are the
best lesson.
years, and why. But
few have listened to the warning signs. Now,
it's hit with a thud. Wake up call time. I agree with
Robert:
move to a place where you can be effective. Or change the
world.
without kids, at 50 is not my idea of
fun to form a union. Way past
that.
So, moving is the option. And all that comes with it like you
pointed
out: learning the ropes in the new
organization. It ain't easy.
Been there done that for the last
3 years. Much better now, but it
was a shock. One
hint: pick the organization very carefully. Last
thing
you want is to be outsourced...
their Oracle shares when they
left. Real estate is the way to go.
Nuno Souto
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