Greetings, and welcome to my ‘blog!!!
So, why did I start this ‘blog? There are a number of reasons, but mostly, it’s because I have things to say and thoughts in my head — and I figure that I can help people in the process. (And yes, there’s a part of me that hopes that this leads to something, as per the links in the next paragraph.)
I was also inspired by others to do this. For starters, I connected with a number of people through my involvement with SQL Saturday (I’ll talk more about that in a later post). One of the people I met recently at SQL Saturday was James Serra, who wrote a ‘blog post about why it’s great to write a ‘blog. (On a related note, James has a presentation called “Enhancing your career: Building your personal brand” that I’m hoping to catch at a SQL Saturday at some point.) I also met Mike Hays, who presented a SQL Saturday session about technical blogging. I give both of these gentlemen credit in prompting me to get started with blogging.
So what can you expect? Mostly, I’ll likely write musings about some things about which I’m passionate — including (but not limited to) music, technology, communication, traveling, working out, and sports. Mind you, I don’t write this to be social or to talk about my personal life (that’s what my Facebook account is for); rather, I write this as a memoir of things on my mind that’ll help me and (hopefully) help others.
So, let me lay out some ground rules here.
While I will likely write about a variety of topics, what I write in this ‘blog is strictly professional. I fully expect this to be seen by networking contacts and employers (present, past, and future), in addition to my friends. My rule of thumb is, if I don’t want my boss (or my mother) to see it, I’m not writing about it here.
Also, I expect all discourse in this forum to be respectful, thought-provoking, or constructive. While people are welcome to express their opinions (I know that I sure will), I won’t tolerate name-calling, flame wars, racism, mudslinging, or spam.
I also will not tolerate plagiarism of any kind. Anything I write are my own ideas. If I do utilize other ideas (which I’m sure I will), I’ll either cite them appropriately or include links to the original source. Any ideas I post that aren’t mine and are not cited are inadvertent, and I welcome people to call me out on them.
I reserve the right to remove anything I deem offensive. I also reserve the right to report anything illegal or unethical (especially if it’s spam, which I despise passionately). My ‘blog, my rules.
So, let’s get this party started . . .
Welcome to Ray Kim's 'blog 