Matt Fraser – SCN Member of the Month January, 2015
Happy New Year, SCN! Matt Fraser is a Senior Database Administrator with the Seattle Public Schools, and our first SCN Member of the Month for 2015. Matt is an outdoor enthusiast, novelist, SAP guru and all around great guy. I enjoyed hearing about his worldly adventures and getting to know his community spirit, and fun-loving zest for life.
Some of the highlights from our talk:
- He sang the ABAPer’s Carol for SCN! You must listen 🙂
- His description of the aurora in Antarctica actually makes me want to visit there (and I don’t do cold well)
- His genuine appreciation for his SCN “extended family” and the friendships he has made is really moving and a reflection of the human impact of virtual communities
- He reveals a little known secret about rain in Seattle…
Can you tell us a bit about yourself, where you live, what you do at SAP, and other things you would like to share with the community (hobbies, fun facts)?
I live in Seattle, in the heart of the city, not far from downtown, in the Magnolia neighborhood. One of the great things about Seattle is the topological variety, otherwise known as hills, which means that great views can be found from many parts of the city (see attached photo Seattle at Night which shows the view of downtown from my condo). I’ve lived continuously in this city since 1991, although as you know from my BIF I spent the first four of those years working overseas, so it was more of an address of record than a residence. I also spent part of my childhood here, though I also grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and lived at times in New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, and southern California. I was born in New Zealand, but have been in the United States since the age of 5. All that moving around seems to have given me a very ‘neutral’ accent (to my own ear, of course), which seems to mean that everyone always thinks I’m from Canada, eh? Well, I have visited there…
![]() Hannegan Peak |
![]() Seattle At Night |
I got involved with SAP almost by accident, but as you say, I pretty much covered that in my BIF. My responsibilities today are still very much Basis, as they have been for about eighteen years, but they range from deeply technical tasks such as installations, upgrades, patches, troubleshooting, tuning, security, etc, to more process-oriented and adaptive tasks, such as developing policies around release management, change control, and planning our future landscape architecture. Oh, and sometimes I actually do something that looks like my title, i.e. database administration.
I tend to over-commit a lot — I really need to learn how to say “no” once in a while — and as a result I tend to end up on lots of boards and committees. I’m currently serving as president of my condo homeowners association, and vice commodore of my yacht club, and in the past I was also chair of a neighborhood district council. I did manage to let that last one go; now if I could just manage to repeat that experience…
Yeah, so, hobbies. What are those? Oh, right, things done for the fun of it. Well, I do enjoy sailing quite a bit, and also hiking and backpacking. I was quite active in local climbing for a while, but have pretty much dropped off from that the last several years due to simple lack of time. Climbing safely, and actually enjoying it rather than enduring it, requires a fair amount of constant training, and I just haven’t been able to keep up with that, so I had to make some hard choices. I still like to look at all the technical gear hanging on the wall of my storage unit, though. It looks totally cool. I even remember how to use some of it.
Actually, I have a theory about why some sports are interesting to me and others like me — if they involve lots of technical gear, then they’re fascinating. If it’s just a ball and a pair of shoes… meh. So, climbing, backpacking, sailing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, winter camping… these things are fun. Now I need to take up diving; that has a lot of technical gear!
Arguably, hiking isn’t all that technical, beyond a backpack and a good pair of boots (though you can get carried away with the Ten Essentials). But, this is a simple activity that I truly love. My wife and I are very active hikers, and frequently can be found on the trails in the Cascade Mountains.
The other thing I do a lot of is read. I read constantly, whenever I’m not actively engaged in something else. I don’t watch TV (I do like movies, though); instead I spend my evening “downtime” reading. I don’t read as fast as I used to — when I was younger I would go through a book a week, easily — it tends to be late in the evening before I get to settle down with my book, and then… I fall asleep over it. So, it’s slow now, but that’s all right. It just means I will never run out of books in the ever-expanding “to read” pile.
When did you become a member of SCN and which areas are you most active in?
My profile says I’ve been on SCN since 2004, so that must be true. Actually, I think that’s about right, though I don’t think I ever did more than lurk until 2006 or 2007, which is when I started asking and answering questions. However, I did not go beyond the discussion forums, into the realm of posting any blogs or documents, until this past year. This March will be my one-year anniversary of my first blog post.
So, my blogs and documents (not counting my BIF) have appeared in SAP on SQL Server, IT Management, SAP ERP HCM Payroll North America, and SAP GUI. For discussion forums, though, I follow SAP NetWeaver Application Server, SAP on SQL Server, SAP GUI, Software Logistics, SAP on Microsoft Windows, and SAP NetWeaver Technology Platform. Oh, and Coffee Corner. Can’t forget that one! I would follow SAP NetWeaver Administrator (aka the Basis forum), except it gets so much posted to it all the time that it would consume my activity feed, so I had to drop it, just checking in once in a while if I think about it. I also “drop in” on SAP Solution Manager, as I’m spending a lot of time working on this lately, but I don’t feel expert with it (it’s my nemesis!), so I’m there to partake of others’ expertise, not so much to provide my own.
What motivates you to share your expertise? And how do you find the time to contribute so actively on SCN?
Something that came up in the comments on my BIF probably best exemplifies this. I was responding to Thomas Zloch and wrote “SCN is like a great extended family sometimes — we annoy each other, we help each other, we grumble about each other, we can’t do without each other. At the end of the day, we need each other.” I wish I’d thought of that to put in the BIF itself! However, the sentiment is true. It’s the “C” in “SCN”: Community. I fully realize this is a great deal for SAP, getting customers and partners to actively help each other, rather than relying solely on SAP Support, but it’s a win-win for the customers like me, too. There is a huge community of expertise out there, and it’s likely that every problem that can be encountered has been encountered. If you have a question or a problem, someone probably has the answer or solution. And it’s very much a “pay it forward” kind of deal. The system doesn’t work if we aren’t all willing to jump in, roll up our sleeves, and help out our fellow in need. Plenty of people have helped me; I’m paying it forward.
As for finding time, well, that’s tricky sometimes. I’m not nearly as active as many others, and my availability goes in phases, depending on project workload. Right now, my workload is pretty high, with a bit of backlog, so I’m contributing considerably less than I had been, say, six months ago. I still try to “check in” twice a day or so, and if I see something that I can help out with quickly, I’ll do it. My blog posts tend to be about things I’m working on at the time, and if it’s fairly complex, organizing it into a blog post turns out to be a great way to organize the work itself, keeping me on track and documenting what I do.
Your BIF provides a great background on how you got involved in SAP’s products and technologies… So instead, I will ask you your own question… If you hadn’t made a career with SAP, or perhaps in IT at all, what would you be doing with your life?
That’s easy. I’d be a best-selling novelist. Well, a novelist, anyway. Or an oceanographer. I sometimes feel I missed my calling, as how cool would it be to have a job that always had you either at sea investigating and exploring things, or on coastlines staying close to it? There was a time when I actively considered becoming a merchant mariner, which is the trade my father was in. I could probably have been quite happy captaining ships around the oceans of the world. And who knows? If this SAP gig doesn’t work out…
Your BIF also mentions a novel you’ve been working on. Can you give us a preview? I can’t help but wonder – does it draw on all your interesting travels? Or tech? Or both? Or neither?
Ah, the big super-not-so-secret novel! Actually, it’s far more mundane than all that. My current work is a romance. Yes, you read that right. There it is; my secret’s out. Ok, maybe not formula Harlequin bodice-ripper style, more on the contemporary romantic comedy angle (though light on the comedy; I just don’t think I’m that funny). Basically it’s the story of a young woman who is very unhappy in love, who keeps dumping her boyfriends because they just aren’t quite… well, something. She becomes convinced there’s something wrong with her, until she meets the guy who… well, you know, there’s always a guy in these stories who is somehow different. Except, of course he is avoiding commitments like the plague, due to his own backstory, and holds our heroine off at arm’s length, which naturally just makes her want him more. And of course she has a dark secret in her past. And so on for about 60,000 words. Well, 45,000 at present, but I expect it to grow in rewriting.
I’m really going to have to come up with a better blurb than that, though.
Two years ago I got about 35,000 words into a piece of literary historical fiction about 19th-century immigrants traveling from England to New Zealand. The main character was a young child on board the ship, a girl who ends up befriending the very gruff and weather-beaten bo’sun’s mate (deck boss) and changing his outlook on life to something lighter and more colorful. I never did finish that one, however, but may take it up again later.
What was it like those winters in Antarctica with 24 hours of darkness the whole season? I just saw a Myth Busters episode about cabin fever – but they were there less than a week.
Well, I was certainly there more than a week! Actually, winter in Antarctica has much in common with SCN: community is the key to getting through it. It becomes a very close-knit group of people who work hard and play hard, all together. You tend to make friends for life while there, for sure.
The constant darkness does take its toll. It’s fascinating, you do get used to it, and at times it’s beautiful, especially when the sun slowly starts to return at the end of the season. But, Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing, and everyone’s work really slows down. Part of that is the effect of all the darkness, part of it is unavoidable due to the cold and the weather — anything requiring going outside just takes longer. The rule of thumb was summer-time construction in McMurdo took about six times as long as the same project Stateside, and winter-time construction took six times as long as summer construction. I don’t know if that’s really true, it’s just what we said to justify being sloths, but definitely everything took longer.
Still, there’s nothing quite like going a few miles out onto the ice shelf on a clear day, with the ice and the mountains dimly lit by pale moonlight, and watching the stars. As Crosby, Stills & Nash sang, When you see the Southern Cross for the first time… Next thing you know, there’s a greenish tinge to the deeper blue-black between the stars, and suddenly the aurora is falling in great rippling sheets across the sky, horizon to horizon. It’s an otherworldly thing, and unfortunately practically impossible to capture on camera.
Cameras. Well, they weren’t digital at the time, and you had to be careful about your film freezing, else it would split and crack as you wound the roll.
Then, of course, there are the parties. Thank god we didn’t have Facebook then. ‘Nuff said.
If a new member came to you and asked for your advice on how to be an active and respected member of SCN, what would you say?
I would say to lurk for a while. Watch, read, pay attention, before posting or responding to anything. Get a feel for how people respond to things. Then go to Getting Started on SCN and read through the topics listed there, including, of course, The SCN Rules of Engagement. Have a look at the Reputation tab of your own profile, and check out the first missions. Do them in order, and you won’t go too far wrong. Those “First Steps” and “Ready Set Go” missions are there for a reason. Then start participating in the forums, in areas of your own expertise or where you need help. Don’t be afraid to ask for help or advice, but do definitely search before posting. There has been quite a lot posted on this topic; it’s hard to improve on what has come before.
Is there an SCN member you admire (OK… you can name a few)? And for what reason?
Wow, there are quite a few! Colleen Hebbert, Jelena Perfiljeva, Jürgen L, Kristen Scheffler, Marilyn Pratt, Reagan Benjamin, Steffi Warnecke, Steve Rumsby, Susan Keohan, Tammy Powlas, Tom Cenens, and others. I’m probably leaving out quite a few that I’ll remember later and have a d’oh! moment about. I admire these people because they embody the community spirit I spoke about earlier. They participate whole-heartedly, they contribute with expertise, they blog fearlessly and tirelessly, and/or they help selflessly. They don’t all work in the same ways — some are more bloggers and others are more question-answerers; some volunteer gobs of their time. Some are just downright clever in their writing. Sometimes they step in out of nowhere and save the day. They are always polite and patient, and when they do feel the need to remind someone of the expected etiquette here, they’re polite about doing so. I think that’s important. I could go on about each of these people at length.
Did you sing your The ABAPer’s Holiday Carol for your co-workers? Will you sing it for the community? I did not! I did send it to them, though. But since you ask so nicely… Be warned, though, your ears may be ruined for life. |
Just the carol portion of our video… |
Easy question: Mac/iOS or Windows? Or Android?
Nothing easy about it! I’ve been a long-time Windows user, but about a year ago went Mac. I still use Windows at work, but I’m all Mac at home now. I’m still probably more comfortable with Windows; I definitely know it a lot better; but I’m loving my Mac.
I’ve been an iOS user since the iPhone 3GS (and I had an original (pre-classic) iPod before that); I don’t see myself going with Android anytime soon.
Are you on Twitter?
Technically, yes, though I’m a very infrequent user. You can find me at @casertz (which was the name of a deep field research camp I worked at on the Polar Plateau, about 400 miles from the South Pole).
Every month, a member of the SAP Community Network is recognized for exemplary behavior: sharing knowledge with peers, being helpful and taking on additional tasks to support community engagement. See the list of previousSCN Member of The Month Hall of Fame.
Congrats Matt Fraser for becoming a 1st member of month in the year 2015.
Regards
Sudhakar
Great choice. I actually tried to recommend Matt way back but weren't able to DM you.
Congratulations Matt Fraser, well deserved 😎
Regards
Jose Antonio
YES, YES, YES! MAAAATT! WOHOOOO! *cheering and whistling*
Love it! This is so great and I was so happy seeing your name in the title. And of course you had to turn the interview into another novel. 😛 I still love reading your stuff. And seeing your interview video, it just so perfectly matches your writing style.
And now I want to visit Seattle so bad to see the hills and the ocean, walk the trails and to be a bit sleepless there, too. *g*
Big congrats on being Member of the Month and kicking off the year in such an awesome way! 😎
Very nice interview, Caroleigh!
EDIT: Jeez, in all the excitement, I forgot: Thank you for the mention! I was about to jokingly go like "Come on, Matt, you admire me, too, and you know it!", but then I saw, that I'm actually a part of that section and now I'm just... you know. Thankful and stuff. Honored mostly. So thank you for that and welcome to the MoM club, here is your jacket. ^^
Cool! Love the jacket! 😉 And yeah, I'm already having my "D'oh!" moments as predicted. It was about Midnight when I wrote that part... (for instance, Samuli Kaski should have been in that list, for sure).
EDIT - oops I did the same thing too (even after reading your edit for missing it).
Thanks Matt for including me in a such a list of inspiring and dedicated people 🙂
Thanks, everyone! I'm a bit blown away by it all, I admit. And I'll admit I was nervous in the interview, especially when Caroleigh asked if I'd sing the carol.
Steffi, yeah, I couldn't help myself. 😉 Absolutely, you must come visit Seattle. Obviously I love it here -- they should probably hire me as cultural ambassador or something.
Yeah, I remember how I felt back then and I didn't even had to sing. *g* But I really didn't notice that you were nervous. 🙂
If I recall correctly, that was the first time you allowed your face to be shown on SCN... before that it was only the back of your head, wasn't it? And even since, all colorful rainbow patterns, which, admittedly, seems to fit your sparkly personality very well. 🙂
Yeah, afterwards I remember thinking Caroleigh should have recorded the informal section ahead of all that and just not told me... except then the video would be 20 minutes instead of 8.
Well, it was more the side of my head, but lets compromise on: my hair. 😀 And what can I say, I'm a colorful person. The rainbow "shows" me just as much as an actual picture would and I like this way much more. *g*
But enough of me, come on! Back into the center of attention with you, Mister!
the song was really .... nice 😛
I got relatives in Portland, maybe one day I visit Seattle, so keep the beers cold.
The beer is always cold here, and with about a dozen breweries within a two-mile radius of my home... There's a reason I said "we have good coffee and beer here."
Congratulations, Matt! Can't imagine a better way to kick off 2015 on SCN. Romantic novel, eh? Did not expect that! 🙂
Nobody expects the Spanish Inqui... oh, wait, that's a different story.
Not exactly the techno-political spy thriller, eh? 😉
Wow, Matt, thank you for the mention. I was last in Seattle (actually Everett, WA) in October, visiting two brothers who have lived there 25+ years. They are both converted Seahawk fans. It is a lovely town.
I hope to meet you at TechEd this year (save the date, October 19-23)
We have openly shared your BSI blogs here at work...everyone appreciates your contributions.
I look forward to reading the novel. Was it inspired by those special espresso stops in Seattle/Everett? 🙂
Congratulations on being Member of the Month - it is well deserved.
Tammy
Heh, I think I know what kind of espresso stops you mean. No, but that does give me another story idea... 😉
I am hopeful of being able to make it to TechEd again soon! It has been too long.
Congrats, Matt! It's a well-deserved recognition. You have gotten 2015 off to a great start!
Cheers,
Gretchen
Thank you, Gretchen! Let's plan on making this a great year all around!
Oh what a day, Craig already wrote that I am "..in a very tolerant mood!!!" and now you are throwing the attribute "polite" on me. But the best part of the day is that you became the MoM for January 2015. Well deserved, congratulation.
Well now, I have seen you be very patient when helping folks out, and more than that, persistent in helping them get to the root of their issue. And, when you are called upon to act in your moderator role, you do so respectfully, explaining to them the charges against them nature of their crime reason you had to step in, and how they can avoid such a thing in future.
Thank you!
Hey Matt!!
CONGRATS! You deserved it!
Ooops... I still need to answer your NWDI related question. 🙂
It is exemplary how you raise your questions. Being member of AGS I have to tell you, you are a dream "customer"!
The song at the end was awesome! 🙂
The dynpro is loading slooooow... Let us coooode, let us coooode, let us coooode!
Best Regards,
Ervin
Thank you, Ervin! I fear that song is going to haunt me for some time. 🙂
woooooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! Yeah!!! Way to go Matt!!!!!
Congratulation on being Member of the Month. I am surprised you weren't selected sooner (I almost wonder if people assumed you had been). Welcome to the club!
I remembered giggling when I read the lyrics to Let it Code in Coffee Corner last year. I was heading out this morning and listened to you interview and as you sang the song I was smiling and laughing whilst walking against the sleepy flow of people heading to work. It was a wonderful start to the morning. You'll need to make it an annual tradition to write lyrics to a different Christmas song 🙂
It has been a pleasure to get to know you better and banter with you. It's always great when you pop into my blogs and activity stream with your own perpsective and ideas. Just add an extra dymanic to discssions. I love the virtual team/family we have going in SCN and hope one day I hop on the plane to USA and meet everyone (it's on the list)
Seattle sounds like a place to visit. Coffee and beer sold me
Thanks for your efforts and participation in SCN. Looking forward to making 2015 even better!!
Cheers
Colleen
Ps - I too am waiting on the novel to finish. I must admit that's the type of book I like to read to balance out all of the techy in me. Always love the happy endings and life falling into place (makes up for all the red nasty errors and frustrating moments)
Colleen, now I have an image of you pushing the "wrong" way through the rush hour crowd, buried in your smartphone and laughing, folks around you looking at you strangely, having no idea...
Absolutely, you need to come visit. Or, we could all charter a plane and come to Australia. Right now a bit of warm weather sounds rather nice, though, perhaps not as warm as you've recently been reporting. 😉
I'll write more lyrics if you will... But do you think Caroleigh will make us sing them on video again?
Anyway, thanks so much, Colleen. I love reading your blogs, and you definitely exemplify the tireless, helpful spirit that I was talking about with this community.
Looks like the pressure is on about the novel. Oh oh...
oh yes - definitely charter a flight to Australia and swing by Europe to collect a few others
"SCN 'Round-The-World Tour 2015!"
Congratulations Matt, to someone whom I have been following for a while now. I am seriously impressed with your singing, your longevity in this arena, and your literary aspirations.
I am so pleased (along with others in this thread) that you said 'a rising tide lifts all of us' (or something close to that) and I hope that other community members follow your lead and 'pay it forward' as one Mark Yolton had mentioned a few years ago.
I so look forward to meeting you someday - don't feel as though you need to wait for a TechEd (as Tammy Powlas said) because you still have time to submit an abstract for the ASUG Annual Conference 😆 .
Keep up the good work, Matt. You are definitely setting a great example for all of us.
Cheers,
Sue
Sue, thank you so much for all your support and encouragement over this past year. You have definitely been inspirational to me, and I share the sentiment of looking forward to meeting you, sooner rather than later. Thanks for pointing out Mark -- I found his blog in which he talks about paying it forward. If there is anyone, though, who embodies this spirit fully, it must be you. I just recently received in the mail my official "thank you" note from MSF, which besides being helpful for the tax file is a cogent reminder of the positive influence you wield upon all those around you.
The singing, though... Ah, now I know you're having me on. 😉
Thanks, Sue, for the nice mention (and for remembering)! 😎
Wow Wow and just Wow..
I was expecting Matt from November.. Congrats Matt. No doubt well deserved..
Thanks
DP
Thanks, Dev! As someone who has rocketed to SCN stardom very quickly indeed, and is another great example of "paying it forward," that means a lot coming from you.
Congrats Matt Fraser and really nice song !
Congratulations Matt Fraser
Actually, this is not surprising. Absolutely well deserved...!!! 🙂
nice one Matt and happy new year
Andy.
What a start of #MOM in this new year. Welcome to club Matt and Many Congratulations. 🙂 enjoyed watching video especially ABAP's Holiday Carol.
The dynpro is loading slow, Let us code, let us code, let us code
Congratulations Matt. Welcome to the MoM club:-) And thanks for the mention - what a collection of people to be included in. 😳
Steve.
Congratulations Matt. Very well deserved. Enjoy your new year with these cherished moments. 🙂
I could not ask for a better selection, thank you so much Caroleigh Deneen
Best Regards,
Ravi
Matt,
Happy New Year and congratulations for this recognition. Good news, great person and I'm happy for you. It is a pleasure to have you here on SCN for your contributions and recognition like these are for people like you who are a positive influence to the community. Thank you for the mention and that too in a list of brilliant people. Honored. However I admit I am just another member here to help and learn from people like you not just SAP and being in that list is my biggest achievement.
See you around
Reagan
Still looking for your BIF, Reagan! 😉
Will do 🙂
Congrats Matt.. 😀
Keep it up..!!
Regards,
What a great start to the day, to come in to find all your congratulations and welcomes. Thank you again. I want to highlight something Reagan Benjamin said: "I am just another member here to help and learn from people." He expressed my sentiments precisely. It is all of you who make this such a great community. It is all of us together who raise each other to higher standards... and have a little fun along the way. I'm proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you all.
Congratulations Matt!!
Thank you!
Hey Matt,
Congratulations to you !! Yes you well deserves for the place on which you're now.I really appreciates for your each and every replies to the SCN people and found detailed solutions in each.Thanks for your great contributions to SCN community ...............
Have a joyful year ahead !!
Hi Matt,
Hearty Congratulations on being Member of the Month! You deserved it.
Happy New Year to you too 🙂
Great post Caroleigh!! I loved learning more about Matt!
@Matt thanks for all that you do on SCN and please share when the romance comes out as I am an avid reader (romance being one of my favorite genres.. yes I admit it 😉 ) and would be honored to read your book!
Thank you for that boost, Gali, and I will definitely let you know. 🙂
hi matt,
Congratulation, nice to see a another abap consulatant here....
Let us code, let us code, let us code!....
Regards,
sampath kumar.
Thanks, although to be clear, I'm not an ABAP consultant. I'm a Basis sysadmin, and former Basis consultant. However, as any Basis admin will tell you, that means I have at least a passing familiarity with ABAP, and most definitely with short dumps. 😉
I mean on The ABAPer's Holiday Carol..... 😛
'bout time, Matt, 'bout time ;-P
Keep up the great work and please stay the way you are ;D
Hi Matt,
Congratulations.
Very nice about your BIF.
Regards,
Siva kumar.
Hi Matt
Congrats on being member of the month! Well deserved and thanks for the mention, honored to be named there.
Interesting read as well, love your community spirit and it's interesting to know you are writing stories. Let us know when one of those stories is ready 😉 .
I would one day like to write stories as well but I haven't even started any attempts 🙂 although writing blogs is something I fancy as well.
Best regards
Tom
Tom, thanks! I've been tinkering around with writing for years, off and on, but only in the past few years started getting serious with it. Blogging is a great way to gain writing experience, whatever the subject, so I highly encourage it.
Hi Matt,
Congratulations!!! on being Member of the Monty!!
Regards,
Euna
Wowee and Yikers. You can take the boy out of NZ but not NZ out of the boy. Hiking, friendly, adventurous, generous, water-friendly, good story telling, easy to be, gracious people. That was my experience twice during visits and a year with a NZ roomie on a farm where we both volunteered (she and I are still close friends to this day!)
So you were 5 and just out of NZ when you started your Basis Career (or so it looks to me). 14-18 years ago?
I missed reading your BIF first go around so this wonderful MoM gave me the opportunity to visit it. (forgive the overuse of acronyms).
Posts like yours make me feel so honored to be part of 'da family. You have preserved enthusiasm after a (GASP) decade of engagement and presence (even if you were sometimes calling yourself a lurker).
I'm totally awed by your extra-curricula activities. You've experienced so many extremes and yet you seem to keep equanimity.
And I'm beyond honored that you've made mention of me alongside of my heroines and heroes who educate civilly and tirelessly here with a great deal more elegance and aplomb than I could ever muster.
And your parody lyrics....they vie with this for fun and geekiness:
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Hi Marilyn
And yet, most of us think "What Would Marilyn Do?" before we respond!
Regards
Colleen
Marilyn,
"Make it so!" Figured they'd have to splice two cuts for "goodbye-ing," lol.
As for the equanimity, well, you've heard the saying, "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog." I think my wife can probably attest to a few non-equanimous moments here and there.
You're on to me! Yes, I was born with a copy of the R/3 Simplification Group's System Administration Made Easy in my hand. Simple and easy is necessary where I'm concerned. Eventually, when I grow up, I might make a career out of this.
In all seriousness, though, thank you so much, Marilyn, for your wonderful and witty comments, and also for all that you do for "da family." Colleen is right about the role you play, role model to us all.
--Matt
Congratulations , well deserved 😎
Regards
Jayesh Kanungo
Congrats Matt! Having proudly called you a "friend" now for many years before your SCN "rock star status", I can say this is well-deserved and a long time coming! Way to start 2015!!!! 😉
Thanks, and did you catch where I mentioned you in the interview? 😉
Yehhhhh....about that...... 😆
Congratulation BUddy 🙂
Very much inspiring. Congratulations Matt. ➕ 🙂
Thank you!