Michael Paycer - Interests
Michael Paycer

Interests

A small personal section for topics outside of SQL Server work. These pages are stubs for future notes, links, reading lists, and resources around chess openings, books, and astronomy.

Interests

Personal pages to build out next.

Chess Openings

A future page for chess opening notes, common lines, study links, and practical opening ideas.

Books

A future page for books, reading notes, favorite topics, and useful recommendations.

Astronomy

A growing astronomy section with image-first pages, observing notes, history, mythology, and sky stories.

Astronomy Highlights

New night-sky pages.

Ring Nebula / M57

A glowing planetary nebula in Lyra with telescope viewing notes, image credits, history, and the discovery-credit debate.

Pleiades / Seven Sisters

A bright open star cluster in Taurus with viewing tips, blue reflection nebulosity, mythology, and the missing-sister story.

Professional Connection

Curiosity, pattern recognition, and problem solving.

These interests are separate from Michael Paycer's SQL Server consulting work, but they reflect the same themes that matter professionally: clear thinking, strategy, patience, learning, and careful analysis.

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