Before the pandemic I had planned and scheduled a summer tour to hit the last remaining State (Louisianna) on my list of continental states to visit and several landmarks I had yet to see. Well, after an 18-month delay to the plan, I finally set off on an adventure. Starting…
This isn’t my first time in California, but the first time outside the airport. I got to spend the first week of December 2019 in San Francisco teaching a SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization course. This is quickly becoming my favorite workshop to teach. What makes this class unusual…
Finished scheduling travel plans for the next two months and am very excited. I will check Wyoming and South Dakota off my bucket list, as well as Mount Rushmore. I will be making a stop in 15 cities. Two SQL Saturdays, A project in Chicago, Microsoft Ignite, and then PASS…
So I was planning my trip to the MCT Summit which is in Bellevue, Washington from March 28 -30, 2017. I was originally going to fly to Phoenix and speak at a SQL Saturday. But instead, I figured I would take the scenic route on a train trip through the…
Had the chance to teach two weeks of SQL Server in Phoenix, Arizona with a weekend off in between the two weeks. I took the opportunity to drive up through Sedona and Flagstaff to stay a night at the Grand Canyon. It was such a surreal experience as if I…