2009 October | SQLRockstar

SQL University Hoops Practice

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 30, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

OK folks, sorry about having to cancel practice last week but we didn’t want to take any chances with the current swine flu pandemic that is sure to be made into a TV movie to be shown during May sweeps next year. I know that many of you had a chance to practice on your [...]

I Got Nowhere To Go

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 29, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Just over forty years ago Joseph Owades, working for Rheingold Breweries, invented what we now refer to as “lite” beer; beer that “tastes great, less filling“. His invention eventually became known as Miller Lite, which proved popular enough that other breweries followed suit and started producing their own brands. Today it seems as if every [...]

Book Review: Twitter Wit

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 28, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

“It’s called Twitter, and you should get in on it, it’s like liquid bacon injected into your veins with a Jager chaser.”
And so I was introduced to Twitter back in the summer of 2008 by Brent Ozar (blog | twitter). I had no idea what Twitter was about. I remember signing up, reading a few [...]

PASS Summit Preview

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 26, 2009 ⋅ 14 comments

I love movies. I also love popcorn, but I am not sure if that is related. Anyway, I have been a movie buff for years. I do not get to watch as much these days as I would like, but I expect I can get caught up on any I have been missing. The other [...]

Moo

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 26, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

My moo cards have arrived. I will be bringing them to the PASS Summit next week and hope to be able to distribute as many as possible during networking events. As you can see I went with three images, each taken by @FemmeFoto (blog | twitter). Clearly she can make anyone look good. She also [...]

Where Are My Cookies?

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 22, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

There has been a LOT of discussion going on lately with regards to the PASS elections, and with PASS in general. Everyone seems to have an idea of what they believe PASS should be doing with regards to this or that. I think it is wonderful that such discussions are taking place. What is not [...]

Just One of Those Days

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 22, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

This past Tuesday afternoon I flew to Tucson to take part in the SSWUG vConference. I was away for about 33 hours in total. And enough happened in those 33 hours to make it feel like it was 33 days.
Such is the life of a SQLRockstar, I guess. The afternoon flight got me to Tucson [...]

PASS it on!

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Do you have friends? Yes? Great. Now, do these friends intend to register for PASS in the next two weeks? Possibly? Well then, did you know that you can refer a friend, they will get $200 off their registration, and you will get entered to win a Dell Mini 10v Netbook? No? Well, it is [...]

Live! From Tucson!

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 20, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

File this blog post with the “what-were-they-thinking” department, but the guys at SSWUG are having me present my sessions live during the upcoming SSWUG Virtual Conference. Which is tomorrow. In fact, by the time you are reading this I will be winging my way West.
So, what will I be talking about? I have three sessions [...]

Winter Formal Wear

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 19, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Last year, while preparing to take a cruise, I thought about purchasing my own tuxedo because, you know, I wear one every twenty years or so. Once that fact was pointed out to me I decided to skip that purchase.
But if I knew that this was an option, I would have bought two. One to wear, [...]