A big "Thank You!!!" goes to my boss, Greg Gonzalez, for choosing to have one of our big corporate events at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, the HQ of NASCAR. In addition to that, he paid for us to get a chance to ride in a real NASCAR racer with 687 horsepower. My driver took us up to nearly 150 MPH. Let me tell you, this speed is INSANE. It was like riding the high-speed launch of a roller coaster for 5 minutes. And it was AWESOME in the truest sense of the word. I really was filled with awe. It cost a little more than $100 which, in my mind, was a price well worth … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Katie’s Elevator Antics
November 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Katie always likes to make faces at the security cameras in elevators. This look (above) is something I'm still not used to seeing, even though it's the first thing I see from her after the doors of the elevator close. Ha! … [Read more...]
NYC
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Katie and I got to do something very special as a daddy and daughter. I had a business trip to Manhattan and she got to come with me! I'm especially thankful to my employer, SQL Sentry, for enabling me to do this sort of thing.Here's a picture of us taking the harbor cruise, where Katie got to see something she'd always wanted to see. Personally, I'm a big fan of the Jackie O' sunglasses.Here's the new World Trade Tower, aka Liberty Tower, from the harbor. The whole skyline is just amazing and beautiful. The City itself was clean, energetic, and full of people bustling to and fro. … [Read more...]
Now Playing: RunAsRadio
November 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I had the privilege last week of talking with Richard Campbell (t), Microsoft MVP and host of the very popular RunAsRadio podcast, a sister-show to the worldwide phenomena known as .NET Rocks!. I had the privilege of meeting Richard and his partner at .NET Rocks, Carl Franklin (t), a few years back at the DevLink conference and we've made it a point to stay in touch ever since. Just as an FYI, there are lots of great DBA and database dev topics from the .NET Rocks podcast here (http://www.dotnetrocks.com/tag.aspx?tag=Data), including an appearance I made back in 30-May-2013. Here's the … [Read more...]
