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A Rendezvous With Destiny: PASS 2009 (#sqlpass)
Rendezvous With Destiny Forty-five years ago, Ronald Reagan aka Ronaldus Magnus spoke to Americans of our rendezvous with destiny . In a few short days the SQL Community will rendezvous in Seattle for the PASS 2009 Summit . This time last year, eager Read More...
Posted 30 October 09 09:04 by Jimmy May | 2 Comments   
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Lured by Ward Pond, Chris Shaw’s Notorious SQL Quiz Ensnares Me In Its Web
SQL IT Operations Excellence IP Architect, colleague, & friend Ward Pond tagged me in a meme started by Chris Shaw (aka SQLShaw who originally tagged a whole lot of geeks including Thomas LaRock aka SQLRockster formerly SQLBatman (R.I.P.) & still Read More...
Posted 18 May 09 02:50 by Jimmy May | 1 Comments   
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Does Your Blog Wordle Up?
My multi-talented, java-enabled yet Windows-empowered friend Alik Levin of www.practicethis.com ( among other blogs ) subjected my blog to the machinations of www.wordle.net . Wordle creates "word clouds". Another friend, Bob "Roudy Bob" Roudebush , Windows Read More...
Posted 11 March 09 09:28 by Jimmy May | 4 Comments   
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DST: It's About Time!
Daylight Saving Time, DST, has finally returned. We sprung forward yesterday. I love DST! For years here in Indiana I had no reason to celebrate. That changed recently. I was a proud member of the Hoosier Daylight Coalition, a grass roots organization Read More...
Posted 09 March 09 02:37 by Jimmy May | 7 Comments   
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Celebrating Life: The Princess Pumpkin Puss, A Pain In My Neck, Randy Pausch, & Lt. Col. Frank Slade Teach Us About Living Life
This is nominally a personal productivity as well as a SQL Server performance blog, but I seldom indulge that facet—too busy being productive, don't you know? Ward Pond 's annual amalgam ( May Glad Tidings be Upon You ) inspired me to do something similar. Read More...
Posted 30 December 08 01:29 by Jimmy May | 8 Comments   
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Commencement Keynote: ITT Technical Institute, Indianapolis, 9/20/2008
Yesterday I had the distinct privilege of delivering the Commencement Keynote for the graduating class of ITT Technical Institute Indianapolis campus to an audience estimated at 300. It took place at the Warren Performing Arts Center, a beautiful multi-tiered Read More...
Posted 21 September 08 11:11 by Jimmy May | 12 Comments   
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