For the third straight year I am on the ballot for the PASS Board of Directors. It is truly an honor to be considered for this position. I hope that my service to the PASS Community for the last year has been well received and that you will see fit to send me back to [...]
A Good Fishing Story
Everyone likes a good fishing story, right? No? How about one that includes the following:
“It was determined that Steve Jr. would distract the eel because he had drank the most alcohol and believed he was bulletproof.”
Naturally.
PASS Virtual Chapters
Back in January we decided that we wanted to change they way people viewed the PASS Special Interest Groups (SIGs). There were a handful of motivations for this; the creation of semi-autonomous websites, aligning the SIGs with PASS Chapters, and reducing the need for any PASS member to ask “What, exactly, is a SIG?”
The idea [...]
Updated SQL Blogger Rankings
It took a couple of days longer than I would have liked, but I got the rankings updated. We have some movement this time around. Two people got promoted, three got placed under the line, and some others got called out for being lazy. I have noticed that many blogs have gone the past six [...]
Signpost
Sometimes I feel as if all I do is direct people where to find the things they are looking for. Much like a signpost does.
Now, I am not complaining about this. In fact, I want to be the signpost for others. I have no problem helping people find the information they need.
And that is what [...]
Training Benefits
Everyone needs training. It does not matter what your level of experience. Everyone has room for improvement. The improvement could be something dramatic, such as going from being a novice to someone highly skilled. Or it could be that someone who is highly skilled wants to hone those skills even further in order to stay [...]




