I finally got around to finishing the book I received from Don Gabor at the PASS Summit, How To Start A Conversation And Make Friends. The book is a great read and I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for some extra help with their communication skills. I attended Don’s seminar at … Read more
As we close out 2009 I wanted to check back on the goals I had set last year. To recap, I wanted to do the following: Get elected to the PASS Board Use my Six Sigma training Learn more about virtualization Spend more time with my children Well, I got elected (and a big ‘thank-you’ … Read more
It has been a while since I have been tagged in a chainpost but Brent Ozar tagged me the other day. As soon as I read the question my first response was “my biggest weakness is responding to these chainposts”. That’s when I realized my biggest weakness is that I am an asshole curmudgeon but Suzanne … Read more
A few weekends ago I was fortunate enough to spend time with some old friends Chris and Sally. We had dinner together and got caught up on all sorts of events over the past oh-so-many years. There was a time when we saw each other quite frequently, as Chris and I used to coach basketball … Read more
Last month I went to visit some friends in Montreal. It just so happened to be the weekend right before the Thanksgiving holiday in Canada. While there we happened to meet some new people, which is always nice while traveling. During the discussions with our new friends we came about the topic of Thanksgiving, how … Read more
Next Wednesday night, November 25th, I will be taking part in a panel discussion hosted by the Edmonton PASS Chapter. Yeah, Edmonton. Alberta. Canada. America’s Hat. Just slightly West and North of Moose Jaw. But still south of Nunavut. Bonus points if you have even heard of that place. All that is my way of … Read more
