Nashville didn’t have a SQLSAT last year, we lost the venue and that is about all I know on why there wasn’t one. But what I do know is that we are having one this year. October 13, 2012 (Does that date ring a bell? Like a wedding bell?) that is the date for Nashville’s SQLSAT. I am so excited as this lineup is looking to be AWESOME! There are several pre-cons on Friday that you might not want to miss. But the good news is that I am presenting here. I am a tick nervous that the organizers picked the session I have not tried yet and that agreed . . . → Read More: Bringing the road show home #SQLSAT145
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Yesterday was quite a day of first. Before you read this just know that I am surprisingly ok. Thursday September 20, 2012 might not be a day that I will remember forever. It technically wasn’t a huge day of events but it is something that I feel the need to write down and remind myself that it’s okay. On this day we’d load Summer (our Ford Edge) and head for Kalamazoo Michigan, stopping in Indiana to see my grandmother in the hospital. Kerry got his first speeding ticket. That is right, his first. Now it’s not a big deal everyone gets a speeding ticket at some point in their life. . . . → Read More: A day of first.. Well I am terribly behind and I blame my job. They are just wearing me out. So try to bear with me as I play catch up over the next several days. So I know many of my friends know that I have provided training across my company to many levels of technical skills for our rollout of SSRS. Most of the people didn’t know SQL Server Reporting Services was so cool or that there was a great thing called PASS. I helped shed the light and trained over 200 people including a few online sessions with our teams in Japan. I am telling you this because it took me . . . → Read More: #SQLSAT159 KC Hey guys did I mention that I am presenting again? Oh I didn’t … Hmm must of been busy with that room full of mean little men and totally spaced it. GUESS WHAT? We are headed for Kalamazoo, MI!
That is right #SQLSAT160
So it looks a little like this: Wednesday work till Noon or so, hair appointment at 1pm. TOTALLY FREAK OUT, PACK CLEAN HOUSE ETC!!! Cook dinner TOTALLY FERAK OUT, PACK CLEAN HOUSE ETC!!! Thursday Get up like normal. TOTALLY FREAK OUT, PACK THE CAR! Leave (While the 8 am goal is nice living with Kerry means I will be lucky to be on the highway . . . → Read More: Life is a highway and I wanna Ride it! or #SQLSAT160 No way, Right?!
Yes I finally did it, I finally pushed the button and then I got accepted. I know it’s only about time I mean I did spend a fair chunk of last year training what seemed like my entire company on how to create SSRS reports. This all happened really fast, I did a late submission and then was promptly thrown into a huge project at work. That wouldn’t have been so bad but they were wanting 300 hours of work in like 2 weeks. So I have been really busy at work and putting in additional hours. After those hours I am spending a fair chunk . . . → Read More: I’m presenting @ #SQLSAT159 in Kansas City My friend at work provided us with cobbler today You know these are rough estimates……. 2 cups fruit (cooked with sugar) 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour + baking soda 2 cups milk (mix these together) Melt stick of butter in dish Pour flour,sugar, etc. into dish Then pour fruit into dish Bake 350 till bubbly This month Chris Shaw (blog|twitter) brings to us a deep topic for T-SQL Tuesday. He’s asking us to talk about DBA Ethics, you don’t have to be a DBA just a SQL Professional. Thanks Chris for hosting and getting us thinking. So here we are at another fine T-SQL Tuesday. When Kerry mentioned that he was going to get busy and write last night I asked him what the topic was and he said “DBA Ethics”. From there my mind went crazy thinking about Ethics, how many times I have had mine challenged and what all of this would mean. He stayed up late and worked on his blog post . . . → Read More: A DBA’s Ethics T-SQL Tuesday #30 Argenis Fernandez was ever so kind as to host TSQL2sDay this month and the question he asked was:
Are you specialized? On something? Or anything at all? Has that been a good or a bad thing? Why? Are you the SQL guy at work? Or the one who does everything? Do you code? And configure wireless routers at work also? If you had to pick one thing to specialize on, what would it be? So, in this installment of T-SQL Tuesday I’d like to ask you to blog about your experience. Tell us why you specialized, or why you’d like to specialize. If you don’t think that specialization . . . → Read More: TSQL2sDay – Jack of All Trades… I have been wanting to make Lobster Macaroni and Cheese for a long time, I would reckon it goes all the way back to the day I discovered that Carrabba’s was no longer offering it. I searched for recipes and this is the first one that stuck in my head. Don’t worry I have another one to try. I started with Ina Garten’s recipe and worked from there, you know adapting it and making it my own. We were joking that this was the most expensive experiment we’ve ever done, however now it was totally worth it. Ingredients: 1 pound cavatappi (cork screw pasta) 1 clove of garlic whole 1 . . . → Read More: Lobster Macaroni and Cheese Well to start out the 2011 year I made a list of personal and professional goals. I think that over all I am pleased with my results and I am really looking forward to the 3 yes THREE category of goals that I will be setting for 2012. So let’s review the personal list: Keep up with holidays/gifts and etc. Stick to the budget and the plan. I am not so certain how we faired on this one. I tried to only do what we said but then again I don’t keep the finances KLT does. It was a bit difficult keeping this in check since my dad moved . . . → Read More: Bye 2011, a recap of the 11 goals |
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