The In-law Ladies
by The Martinez women circa 2009. Check the hottie on the left!
The End of an Era
Dave’s last basketball game of the year was today. Since he’s a 6th grader now and will be going into junior high next year, this was the last game I expect to coach. We did have a pretty good season, going 5-2-1 thanks in large part to a trio of …
Sun-Maid Spice Raisin Oatmeal Cookie Bars
2 large eggs ½ c. vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 box (18.25-ounce) spice-cake mix ½ c. brown sugar (less if desired) 1 c. oats 1 c. raisins ½ c. pecan pieces (optional) 2 Tblsp. to ¼ c. decorative or coarse sugar (optional) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray …
Praying for Monica’s Quick Recovery
Monica’s gall bladder, etc., surgery took more than twice as long as I was led to believe it would, but all’s well that ends well. She is back at home asleep in her own bed and the pain level seems to be manageable. Thanks to everyone that prayed for her, …
Sometimes Champions Finish 2nd
This may date me a little, but this weekend I had the opportunity to watch my first high school girls volleyball game in a quarter-century. I have 3 sons and no daughters so there’s just not a lot of room for girls sports in our household. Not just any of …
Programming Jokes
Here’s the best programming jokes from this StackOverflow list: Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest with God as the judge. They set themselves before their computers …
SQL Temp Table, Nested Proc Calls
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[marctest2] AS SET NOCOUNT ON INSERT INTO #marc VALUES (4, ‘Test 4’) INSERT INTO #marc VALUES (5, ‘Test 5’) INSERT INTO #marc VALUES (6, ‘Test 6’) GO CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[marctest1] AS SET NOCOUNT ON CREATE TABLE #marc ( id int, data varchar(10) ) INSERT INTO #marc …