RE: dba age

From: Odland, Brad <Brad.Odland_at_qtiworld.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:33:32 -0500
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I'm 94

I started working with Oracle back in the late thirties on the Rexall "Wonder-Math" Mechanical Computing Device. Writing SQL with a machine not unlike a player piano, we did, for hours on end, then we would feed the boxes of program reels into the Wonder-Math and stand with oiler cans and masking tape at the ready.

Those were woolly times, yes indeed. My dear friend Martin and I would run reports for management and load data until the wee hours then skidaddle off to the local "speakeasy" for a few drops of heaven and some song. We would sing Camp Town Races and Harvest Moon until our voices were horse with the strain and quite giddy with drink.. Martin was particularly adapt at convincing the young sporting ladies to sing with us, he was quite a wolf that Martin was.... After we tired and became hungry and when our minds were in a state of pleasant and dizzy euphoria we would break our morning fast with some rashers of bacon, fresh eggs, rhubarb pie, pots of hot black coffee and witty repartee with the waitress at the Darcie's Hop-Inn. A quick nap and back we went to reorganize the tablespaces on the wonder-math and other sundry administration tasks. Oh those were simpler days...we were poor then but quite happy with our position and we lived life with all the zest of a young man free to explore world of database administration.

We were quite young. Yes quite....

::zzzzzzzzzz::

-----Original Message-----
From: Purcell, Sandra [mailto:SPurcell_at_temgweb.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:45 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: dba age

chronologically i'm 50
mentally i'm 15
physically i'm 90

-----Original Message-----
From: AK [mailto:oramagic_at_hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 July, 2003 10:55
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: dba age

Now this one is difficult folks ..

what is average age of an experienced oracle dba ?

-ak

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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=954550516-23072003>I'm
94</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=954550516-23072003>I
started working with Oracle back in the late thirties on the Rexall "Wonder-Math" Mechanical Computing Device. Writing SQL with a machine not unlike a player piano, we did, for hours on end, then we would feed the boxes of program reels into the Wonder-Math and stand with oiler cans and masking tape at the ready.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=954550516-23072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=954550516-23072003>Those
were woolly times, yes indeed. My dear friend Martin and I would  run reports for management and load data until the wee hours then skidaddle off to the local "speakeasy" for a few drops of heaven and some song. We would sing Camp Town Races and Harvest Moon until our voices were horse with the strain and quite giddy with drink.. Martin was particularly adapt at convincing the young sporting ladies to sing with us, he was quite a wolf that Martin was.... After we tired and became hungry and when our minds were in a state of pleasant and dizzy euphoria we would break our morning fast with some rashers of bacon, fresh eggs, rhubarb pie, pots of hot black coffee and witty repartee with the waitress at the Darcie's Hop-Inn. A quick nap and back we went to reorganize the tablespaces on the wonder-math and other sundry administration tasks. Oh those were simpler days...we were poor then but quite happy with our position and we lived life with all the zest of a young man free to explore world of database administration.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=954550516-23072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=954550516-23072003>We
were quite young. Yes quite....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=954550516-23072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=954550516-23072003>::zzzzzzzzzz::</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma   size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Purcell, Sandra   [mailto:SPurcell_at_temgweb.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:45   AM<BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:   dba age<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
  <DIV><SPAN class=640285015-23072003><FONT color=#008080>chronologically i'm   50</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=640285015-23072003><FONT color=#008080>mentally i'm   15</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=640285015-23072003><FONT color=#008080>physically i'm   90</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">     <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Original     Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> AK
    [mailto:oramagic_at_hotmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 23 July, 2003 10:55     <BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L<BR><B>Subject:</B> dba     age<BR><BR></DIV>

    <DIV>Now this one is difficult folks ..</DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>what is average age of an experienced oracle dba ?</DIV>

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