Stored procedures are not parameterized views

This post by Adam Machanic is one post every SQL developer should read.

And if you use SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) in particular, this post by Jamie Thomson really explains what the heck Adam was talking about.

Kids say the darnest things

Microsoft was nice enough to hand out t-shirts at the local Vista launch event. The shirts have a picture of some hills in the distance (a vista) and a rising sun. Every time he sees the shirt, our two-year old points at the sun and says "Apple".