Dylan had to get his in-grown toenail treated. It does not look like a pleasant experience! He had a treatment called a "wedge" to take out the portion of the toenail that was perpetually in-grown and infected. On a positive note, he did phenomenally well in the Mid-State Choir Competition. He made Mid-State and ranked as 6th alternate for All-State. Way to go Dylan! Cheers, -Kev … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2007
Frozen Custard!
September 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
It's frozen custard time in Middle TN again! The kids and I really mourned the loss of our local frozen custard place, Amy's Frozen Custard. So I was really delighted when Rachel told me that there was a flozen custard place near her in Hendersonville called Ritters.So naturally, I had to take the kids down to see if it was any good. Evidently, Ritters is a chain. But the custard was really good. Somehow, it seemed that Amy's custard was better. But I had no complaints. The kids friends, Kelly Jo and JoJo, also joined us for a round. I wondered if they'd ever make it to the custard joint … [Read more...]
A couple pics of the PASS event
September 20, 2007 by 2 Comments
This is my last year as the president of PASS. I've been on the board of directors since the inception of PASS in 1999. During that time, I served for 2 years as VP of Marketing, 2 years as EVP of Finance, and 4 years now as the President. I've seen PASS grow from a very small association in start-up mode to a stable and growing international association with tens of thousands of members worldwide. It's been one of the most satisfying activities of my career, yet I'm happy to reach the zenith of my service with PASS.This year Quest once again took the place of SQL Server vendor to beat. Our … [Read more...]
Another interview…
September 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
You can tell it's conference season because I get a lot of interviews around the time that the annual PASS conference is on the horizon. You can see my latest interview (text only, thankfully) at http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/ArticleID/97021/97021.html.Enjoy!-Kev … [Read more...]
A lengthy interview…
September 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I was interviewed by Mark Brunelli, the news editor for Tech Target, which appeared on the website SearchSQLServer.com. Check it out for discussion on SQL Server and Oracle interoperability at http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid41_gci1270206,00.html.Boring, I know, but kind'a cool.-Kev … [Read more...]
