Friday, December 02, 2011
Heading to H'ville to check on my dad and hospice situation. Say a prayer for me...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
RT @sqlmag: When do I want to look at IOPs vs Mbytes per second? by @mrdenny http://bit.ly/uDiYVh dba sqlserver IOTuning sqlservermag
Labels: dba, IOTuning, sqlserver, sqlservermag
Looking for a simple, effective way to get training on Microsoft’s Cloud technologies? Microsoft Virtual Academy! bit.ly/ttrMVA azure cloud
Incredibly Painful SQL Server Backup & Recovery Mistakes, and how to Avoid Them this Thursday. Plus an iPad giveaway! http://bit.ly/rHhyfc
Thursday, November 24, 2011
A very happy birthday to Jeremiah Peschka (@peschkaj)! sqlpeople
Labels: SQLPeople
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Happy belated birthday to Dr. Greg Low of @SQLDownUnder! SQLPeople
Labels: SQLPeople
Friday, November 18, 2011
Halloween Hobos and Highnesses
No one would be surprised if your little daughters wanted to dress up as princesses for Halloween. Here are our two little "Her Royal Highnesses":
Honestly, I think Katie (above upper) and Ava (above lower) just wanted an excuse to put on tons of make-up and to do their hair. Savannah kindly photo-bombed Ava in all of her glamours glory. The older girls decided to go in the exact opposite direction of the glamour of pageant princess and settled on HOBOS.
Savannah (above top) is channeling more of the "unwashed hippy" vibe. Kaylee and Rebecca (above middle) are making their panhandler signs. Kaylee (above bottom) is bringin' the hobo-chic. All she needs now is a little unwashed funk to perfect her image. I doubt that she got a lot of takers on her "free hugs" offer.
Typical for Anna (above), she was barely getting started on her Hitalia costume with the little hair flip when everyone else was practically finished.
Honestly, I think Katie (above upper) and Ava (above lower) just wanted an excuse to put on tons of make-up and to do their hair. Savannah kindly photo-bombed Ava in all of her glamours glory. The older girls decided to go in the exact opposite direction of the glamour of pageant princess and settled on HOBOS.
Savannah (above top) is channeling more of the "unwashed hippy" vibe. Kaylee and Rebecca (above middle) are making their panhandler signs. Kaylee (above bottom) is bringin' the hobo-chic. All she needs now is a little unwashed funk to perfect her image. I doubt that she got a lot of takers on her "free hugs" offer.
Typical for Anna (above), she was barely getting started on her Hitalia costume with the little hair flip when everyone else was practically finished.
Labels: Anna, Ava, Experiences, Katie, Kaylee, Kids, Savannah
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Rachel Rocks Amsterday
Here we are about to cross into the Leidseplein, the "Lights Square", of Amsterdam - one of the first parts of town to get electrified in the 19th century. We're on our way to see the Rijksmuseum, where all the great art of the Dutch Golden Age is housed.
Labels: Experiences, Rachel
Anna's Biggest Latte Ever!
She's guzzling the coffee now. At least it's sweet and creamy. :^)
Anna Sings With The Honor Choir
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Gandhi's Seven Social Sins
In light of the 99% and "Occupy Wall Street" movements, the Great Recession, historic levels of partisan rancour, terrorism, environmental havok, and continuous global warfare, I am reminded of the great Mahatma Gandhi in "Young India", 1925, and his Seven Social Sins.
Who can point to a list of social sins better than this:
Politics without principles
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
It seems like our society and our daily news broadcasts depict a nation whose actions can ONLY be described in light of this list.
This sort of wisdom reminds me to be humble, and to seek the greater good for myself and my community, at each new opportunity.
What does this list make you think of?
-Kev
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Heading back to the SQLPASS Summit. Praying that my head won't 'esplode from the awesomeness.
Labels: sqlpass
Enjoying the PASS Summit keynote with Ted Kummert speaking on the new SQL Server release, now called "SQL Server 2012".
Monday, October 10, 2011
Wearing my SQL Server 7.0/2000 polo at Microsoft today. Let's see who notices.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Join me and Buck at 10:00 AM CST for a discussion on Microsoft's vision for cloud computing: http://ping.fm/mjjoB
Friday, September 09, 2011
Do you do any data modeling? Check out the free beta of Toad Data Modeler: http://ping.fm/dLqQi
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Interested in cloud computing? Join me and Scott Klein at 10 CST today for a free webcast on Azure: http://ping.fm/MK7sW
Labels: cloud
My buddy @BuckWoody and I throw down on Azure next Monday: http://ping.fm/6OJXo
Thursday, September 01, 2011
My latest article in Database Trends magazine, "The Changing State of Hardware" specifically SSD: http://ping.fm/L6Jn6
