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2009 PASS Summit Summary

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ November 7, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

“We are expecting big things from you this year.”
As I was leaving the MVP dinner on Friday night I was told those exact words by a politely smiling gentleman. Confused, I responded with “How so?” After all, how could I do big things for the MVP program?
“We”ll, we elected you for a reason. You got [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fast, Cheap, and Easy

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Jeremiah Peschka claims to have quickly and easily put together this post on how to attend the PASS Summit on the cheap. In my book, that is his way of saying he is fast, cheap, and easy, but he claims that he has only two of those three traits.
If you have concerns about getting to [...]

Communication Skills

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ May 13, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I remember the events now, almost ten years later, as if they were only yesterday. Congress and I had finally taken that trip to France and made our way down to a B&B located outside Avignon. Now Congress, being the diplomatic body that they are, were well versed in the French language and culture. I [...]

PASS Update

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

I am heading to Seattle tomorrow for the next PASS board meeting. It looks like there will be seventeen of us in total, but I am not certain if we will all be in the same room at the same time. If so, I hope they order enough bacon for everyone.
The real reason for me [...]

Additional Travel Tips

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Earlier this week Brent Ozar blogged about some tips for those that do not travel frequently. It is a good starting point for anyone that travels on an infrequent basis, but I felt it was lacking a few items and wanted to do my best to help out. As a crime fighter, I spend a lot [...]

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