Going crazy (in a good way)

Every once in a while, I'll start thinking random thoughts. For whatever reason this morning, on the last day of 2021, my brain randomly started thinking about one of my favorite movies, Field Of Dreams. At the beginning of the movie, Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) said this: "And until I heard the Voice, …

The joys and benefits of volunteering

This afternoon, I took part in an STC panel discussion about volunteering -- how to volunteer, where opportunities exist, and so on. (A recording of the webinar will be made available; once it is, I'll post a link to it.) Those of you who know me well know how involved I've been with volunteering. To …

#WELocal Conference, Buffalo, NY — I’m speaking!

I received word that one of my submissions has been accepted for the WE Local Conference in Buffalo, NY on April 8-9! The WE Local Conference is sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers. This is my second conference that is not related to PASS where I'll be speaking, and this will be my first …

December Monthly CASSUG Meeting

We are doing something different for our December meeting! We will be hosting a forum with a number of SQL speakers in a quick-thinking "Whose Line?" format! The speakers will get a topic no more than a few minutes before they are to speak, and they will speak on whatever the topic is! To join …