Saturday, September 29, 2007
Ouch!
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
Labels: Kids
Friday, September 28, 2007
Frozen Custard!
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.
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 because they got lost on the way over. It took a while, but I think the trip was worth it.
Cheers,
-Kev
Labels: Kids
Thursday, September 20, 2007
A couple pics of the PASS event
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 booth was the most happenin', most fun, and drew the biggest crowds. Our big promo was inviting everybody to play Guitar Hero on a brand new XBox 360. The winner got the XBox and the Guitar Hero game and goodies. I was on hand to rock out for the game and shake hands with the big winners. At top left is me and the winner, while on the left hand side is me with first and second place winners.
On top of that Quest also sponsored a luncheon roundtable with some of the brightest minds in the SQL Server/Virtualization domain - MVP John Paul Cook, MVP Ron Talmage, Microsoftee Matt Hollingsworth, Questee Scott Herold, EMC'er Darren Bieniek, and SQM'er Allan Hirt. We only had an hour to get into the discussion, but we obviously touched a nerve with the topic because we could've used two more hours for the session. It served as the launching point for PASS to investigate a Virtualization SIG or a sub-SIG of the DBA SIG. Cool!
I'm looking forward to PASS next year - as an attendee! It's been years since I've been able to attend sessions. So perhaps 2008 will be the first year for me to go to sessions.
Cheers,
-Kev
Labels: PASS
Monday, September 10, 2007
Another interview...
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
Enjoy!
-Kev
Friday, September 07, 2007
A lengthy interview...
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
Boring, I know, but kind'a cool.
-Kev
Labels: Technology
