Monthly Archives: July 2008

The Long Descent

The industrial world appears to be entering into hard times as we begin to face off with a lessening supply of easy-to-extract energy. Also, as more and more populations step up and demand that they have every right to live like Americans, it becomes much more difficult to maintain the status quo. Last year, [...]

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My First Dungeon Crawl

I played my first game of Dungeons and Dragons today in honor of the late Gary Gygax.  It was fascinating, and unlike any other game I had ever played.  Screw video games, guys - nothing can replace the imagination of an adept dungeon master.

Our party was made up of a couple of fighters, a thief, [...]

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Personal Philosophy

I’ve been reading Bill Moyer’s new book, Moyers on Democracy, which once again prompted me to begin thinking about my own personal philosophy and values. I’ve put a lot of thought into it, but have never really tried to write it down in a coherent manner. I have always worried that doing [...]

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How to Repair a Corrupted Database / MDF in SQL Server 2005

A customer of ours ran into some trouble when their Microsoft database server crashed and damaged their production database. All that they were able to recover from the wreckage was the original mdf and ldf files, and had to bring it up on another server. When trying to attach this database, the new [...]

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Without a Doubt, I Am Spoiled

I’m a really lucky guy, and if you doubt it you may read why.

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  • What is this?

    I'm Michael Gorsuch, and I blog here.
  • Um. Why?

    To keep myself sharp. While I've thought about tearing this thing down many times, I can't bring myself to do it. Writing, no matter how insignificant it is in the greater pool, forces me to articulate what's on my mind and allows me to see if it stands up.

    Diction has never been one of my strengths, and I hope to improve it, post by post.

  • OK. So What do you write about?

    Gosh. That's a tough one.

    Being a sysadmin by trade, I do like to write an occasional article about the craft, its pitfalls, and how it may be improved.

    Some of my writings touch on my personal existential struggle, some are about a new found interest in the natural world, and others are about my two cats. Alright, no cat posts, but not everything has to be so serious around here.