I read the PASS Officer Election announcement from June 15th with a bit of trepidation. There was something about the announcement which made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. As a bit of background, the PASS "officers" are also known as the Executive Committee (ExeCo), as described in the PASS Bylaws in section VIII.10. The ExeCo was added to the governance of PASS back in 2004-2005 as a check-and-balance against the extremely powerful office of president as described in the version of the bylaws PASS currently had in place at that time. Prior to the ExeCo, the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Enjoyed a couple days in Omaha and now at SQLSaturday at UNO. … [Read more...]
If you live in Nashville and want a free, full day of SQL Server Denali training then check out http://ping.fm/U2eEN … [Read more...]
Join me and Louis Davidson (@drsql) free webcast tomorrow for "How Database Design Affects Performance": http://ping.fm/9Yiue … [Read more...]
Ol’Blue
I've had many years of good service out of Ol'Blue and a few years of so-so service. He's a 1966 model, just like me, and it takes a bit of maintenance to keep an old truck like this in good working condition. I put a lot of work into him myself and, if I had the necessary skills, would keep working on him for decades to come. The problem is that I -DON'T- have all of the skills I need to keep it going. I can change break pads, rewire some simple electronics, and change out a gasket or two, but I can't rebuild an engine or troubleshoot an air conditioner. And I can't afford to take him to the … [Read more...]
Traveling to Huntsville to take care of some urgent medical issues with my Dad. … [Read more...]