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Kung fu and the art of SQL Server

A few nights ago, I watched The Forbidden Kingdom with my kids; I’ve seen it before, but this time there was a message in it that I needed to hear.  Obviously, I’ve been in a slump lately, and even though I’m continuing to be involved in what I do as a SQL Server professional, I [...]

July 15, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Education, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

Well, boo…. Back to the drawing wheel #sqlpass

Nose to the wagon board.  Grinding away at the dog-and-pony show.  Keeping a stiff upper lip.  Insert Other Platitudes… Apparantly, PASS started notifying potential speakers that their submissions for Summit 2010 were accepted today for ; unfortunately, I was not one of them (at least not yet).  2 of my 3 submissions were “Considered” before being [...]

July 8, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Conferences, PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

so it’s official: I’m a People Person. #PASSVote2010

I’ve been appointed to the PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) Nominations Committee for the 2010 Elections for Board of Directors; as one of two volunteer (non-Board) members, my job is to provide some feedback to the other members on the pulse of the community. While I am deeply honored, I can’t help but feel [...]

June 21, 2010 · stuart · 4 Comments
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

#sqlsat35 looking ahead to the weekend

This weekend I’ll be traveling to the DFW metropolitan area to attend SQLSaturday #35; I’m very excited about it.  I didn’t know if I’d be able to attend this weekend (had to trade kid time with the ex-wife), so I missed the call for speakers.  I am looking forward to actually attending sessions and bumping [...]

May 21, 2010 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Conferences, PASS, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

We now resume our regularly scheduled programming…

OK, so I haven’t exactly lived up to my promise to keep blogging on a regular basis despite my personal issues.  Sorry.  I’ve been wasting a lot of time lately, just moping around the house.  It’s funny, when you’re depressed, you have all this time on your hands, all this nervous energy, and yet, you [...]

January 26, 2010 · stuart · 6 Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, The Social Web

OT: Endings and new beginnings

This is a personal post; I need to write it to explain my absence from blogging, and hopefully announce my return with new vigor. My wife and I have decided to separate after 14 years of marriage; although it’s a painful process, I’m hoping that we’ll both survive this, and come out of it as [...]

November 30, 2009 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, The Social Web

PASS Summit Day 1.5

So this is the first official day of Summit, but since I got here in the middle of the day yesterday, I’m cramming a brief post in combining yesterday and today.  I could sum up the experience in one word: Awesome. I have met SO many people face to face that I normally follow on [...]

November 4, 2009 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Conferences, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

SQLBingo: a few more things to consider…

SQLBingo is still on at Pass Summit 2009; we’re less than a week away, and this should be a lot of fun.  To sum up, a bunch of us SQL Tweeters are going to be wandering around Summit; if you want to play Bingo, you have to match the real person with their avatar on [...]

October 27, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

SQL PASS Twitter Bingo: The rules so far…

Sorry for the late posting on this, but it’s been a heckuva day   Anyway, we (Brent Ozar, Blythe Morrow, several others and I) have had several logistical discussion about how Twitter Bingo will be played at PASS Summit 2009, and I thought I would post what we’ve discussed so far. The goals! The goal [...]

October 21, 2009 · stuart · 11 Comments
Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

All aTwitter about PASS Nominations

Lots of interesting conversations about the PASS nominations happening on Twitter today; if you are not up to speed, you’ve got a lot of reading to do.  I’ll try to sum up as best I can: Some people applied to be nominated for board positions; a nominating committed approved 4 applications for 3 open positions. [...]

October 16, 2009 · stuart · 13 Comments
Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web