I am certain that everyone who knows me would describe me as the most optimistic person they have ever met. What? What do you mean, “no”? Okay, okay, I admit that there are times that I am not always Mister Sunshine. And apparently this is something that not only hurts me when I interact with … Read more
I am putting together the framework for how to define a PASS Special Interest Group and it suddenly hit me: I love this stuff. This is what I want to do with my career, I want to build things. It could be a product, or a community, but the idea that I have some much … Read more
I wanted to share with everyone my overall vision for the PASS Special Interest Groups. My role on the PASS Board of Directors is to coordinate and lead the SIGs to…somewhere. In the past no one has known where that place was, and often times the SIGs were simply left adrift. About two weeks ago … Read more
So last night I wrote about two things. First, that I was somewhat uncertain about what I will do to lead the PASS SIGs in the coming year. Second, about whale bacon (which prompted a comment from the most holy The Bloggess which has lifted my spirits quite high). Then I remembered about how Obama promised … Read more
Well, I managed to get through the first day of the PASS Board meeting. I found myself wishing that Tim Ford was there, just so I would not be the dumbest guy in the room. Then I realized that even with him there it would still be me so I didn’t know what else to … Read more
I got the call from Wayne Snyder late this afternoon. Well, it was an email at first, asking me to call him. So I did. He wasn’t there. So I left a message. And I emailed him back, saying I had left a message, and then he called me back. Exciting stuff, right? Wayne wanted … Read more
