Category Archives: Personal

Gratitude

Yesterday afternoon I drove up to Southfield, Michigan to present to the Southeast Michigan SQL Server User Group.  Joe Fleming contacted me and asked if I would present my Baselines session, which I presented at the PASS Summit last fall.  I usually don’t pass up a chance to go to Michigan, and this was the…

In honor of Steve

Yesterday, Wednesday June 8th, 2011 marked the 1000th consecutive day of running for Steve Jones ( blog | @way0utwest ).  The SQL Community and supporting friends did an amazing job of trying to run 1000 miles yesterday as a tribute to Steve.  The final total was 454 and RedGate is donating that amount of money…

Mark Your Calendars

I know we all see tweets fly by and emails pop up that talk about reserving time on your calendar for something…maybe a webinar, a user group meeting or even SQLRally or the Summit. This request isn’t all that different; yet it is.  You ready?  Open up your calendar, browse to Saturday and block off…

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In today’s post for SQL University, which kicked off Women In Technology week, Jes Borland ( blog | @grrl_geek ) ended with: “I’d like you to write a blog post or leave a comment about the teacher that inspired you the most, particularly in the math, science or tech fields. Who was the difference in…