Who is that brash young go-getter in Marketing?

Which one?

The one applying his learnings!

After waking at 4 and going back to sleep at five thirty, I slept until 8, a fact that the dog has informed me is woeful. But we are all awake in a warm house yay! Because it's 5 outside. Anyway, dog is fed, late breakfast is incoming, and I'm feeling better enough to sort and do some laundry and hopefully get office stuff done even if I'm not teaching. I'm still tired, but don't feel that bone deep exhaustion upon waking up today.

Oh yeah, we hear regular scritchings and after it snowed this last time, little telltale raccoon prints (they look like baby handprints! There has been a toddler on my deck!) were all over the deck. I still haven't seen one, but I think I may have come close this morning, as the Biscuit pseudo chased something (still on his tether) when we came out for his morning ablutions.

I'm applying my learnings right now, AIFG.

I'm applying my learnings right now, AINotFG. Why can't I get the SQL Browser service to bend to my will?

eta: is it because I learned my SQL Server learnings on the street?

Yikes, -t! That's just not fair. Bad raccoons!

Can you set up a box with a bungy cord holding the lid down? I see that in my neighborhood sometimes.

In other news, apparently the wingnut right thinks that the Newtown shootings were either completely fabricated or orchestrated by the government in order to justify increasing gun control. So they're harrassing the retiree who sheltered some children during the shootings. God, that's revolting.

Conspiracy theorists make no sense to me: it's really not possible to keep that sort of thing secret, not with all the people who would have to be in on it.

I'm trying to apply my learnings from yesterday and I'm not coming up with many options.

Noodle is STILL freaked out over being locked in the bathroom for a few hours while the pest guy was here. She flipped out when I left the bedroom this morning. I carried her to her food bowl and she scurried back to the bed. I then carried her to my spot on the couch and she finally chilled a bit.

But we are doing this again next week. The bathroom didn't work well. I can't imagine her carrier being any better.

So they're harrassing the retiree who sheltered some children during the shootings. God, that's revolting.

This honestly makes me despair. What is wrong with people?

Are your tables normalized, tommyrot?

Are your tables normalized, tommyrot?

My tables are so normalized, they're normalized up the butt. They're, like, so fucking Third Normal Form you wouldn't believe it.

Mostly.

Anyway, the SQL Server Browser service identifies the SQL servers running on our server. At least it's supposed to, but it's only identifying one of them, the bastard.