Jonathan Gennick

Writer * Book Editor * Oracle DBA * SQL & PL/SQL Developer

Father * Husband * Son * Mountain Biker * EMT

What's on this Site?

• Home

  In the beginning was the home page...

• Database Articles

  Going mad with subqueries? Need to get creative with SQL*Loader? Can't get your flight legs? Check out my articles on these and other relational database topics.

• On Writing

  Ten years of writing, and I'm finally getting some insight into the craft. Sharing helps me learn even more.

• Fun Stuff!

  Learn what it really means to think outside the box and be on the same page. Maybe you can even do both at once!

• Random Articles

  Do I have a life outside of databases? You betcha! And I even write about it.

• About Jonathan

  Are you really bored enough to read about me? Sorry to hear that. Do check out my photo-based bio though...

Race to Mackinac

I write about Oracle Database and live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, so the following news item about Larry Ellison's yacht racing in the annual, Race to Mackinac caught my eye. Unfortunately, I do not recall just which newspaper I took the clipping from. Nor am I certain of the year, but I believe the clipping pertains to the 2001 run of the race.