On a recent biz trip, I was able to visit oldtown Albaquerque. Very atmospheric and charming. Here's a snap of the old mission church. … [Read more...]
Laguna Hills Sunset
April 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I traveled back to the Quest HQ a couple months ago and was able to enjoy a very nice dinner with several of my colleagues.I snapped this photo with my cell phone as we walked from the parking lot to the restaurant. You can make out Catalina Island on the horizon. Just beautiful. … [Read more...]
The Italian Always Finds a Way Out
April 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Anna somehow seems more Italian lately. Maybe it's puberty? … [Read more...]
Spring SQL Cruise
April 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I was especially blessed to be chosen as a speaker and instructor for SQLCruise.com.The SQLCruise concept is simple - let's hold classes for IT professionals on a cruise ship. We conduct our classes while at sea and, when in port, we conduct some outings and generally have fun.This trip we went to the Bahamas, the Netherland Antilles, and the US Virgin Islands. Here's one of the vistas on St Maartins. Fun snorkeling between the beach on those two islands too!One of the attendees knew me and even had one of my embarrassing rockstar shirts that Quest made up a year or two … [Read more...]
December 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
Heading to H'ville to check on my dad and hospice situation. Say a prayer for me... … [Read more...]
November 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Incredibly Painful SQL Server Backup & Recovery Mistakes, and how to Avoid Them this Thursday. Plus an iPad giveaway! http://bit.ly/rHhyfc … [Read more...]
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Join me and Jason Hall for the free webcast "Managing SQL Server in a Virtual Environment", Thur, Oct 19, 11:00 ET. http://ping.fm/QDuMq … [Read more...]
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Enjoying the PASS Summit keynote with Ted Kummert speaking on the new SQL Server release, now called "SQL Server 2012". … [Read more...]
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wearing my SQL Server 7.0/2000 polo at Microsoft today. Let's see who notices. … [Read more...]
September 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Join me and Buck at 10:00 AM CST for a discussion on Microsoft's vision for cloud computing: http://ping.fm/mjjoB … [Read more...]
