This Saturday, May 6: #SQLSaturday #SQLSatNYC #SQLFamily

This coming Saturday, I will be speaking at SQL Saturday NYC! Of all the SQL Saturdays, I have attended the NYC event the most, and this is one of my favorite events! It is a great opportunity for networking and to learn about a variety of data topics and professional development! The event will be … Continue reading This Saturday, May 6: #SQLSaturday #SQLSatNYC #SQLFamily

I’m speaking at SQL Saturday Virginia Beach — June 8

Saturday, June 8 is coming soon (a week from this Saturday). How will you be spending it? For me, I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #839, Virginia Beach that day. I will be doing my presentation entitled: "Disaster Documents: The role of documentation in disaster recovery." In my presentation, I tell the story of … Continue reading I’m speaking at SQL Saturday Virginia Beach — June 8

Memories of 9/11

On this somber anniversary, I am reblogging this post from last year.

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I still remember the morning of September 11, 2001 (15 years ago today) like it was yesterday.  It was an ordinary Tuesday morning.  At the time, I lived in a townhouse in Clifton Park, about 15 miles north of Albany.  I got up, showered, got dressed, kissed my then-girlfriend (now wife) good day, stopped at the local convenience store to pick up the day’s New York Times, and drove to work.

My company had an office in the World Trade Center.  Although I was based out of the Albany, NY office, I regularly made business trips to the World Trade Center roughly about once every couple of months; in fact, I had been in the World Trade Center only a couple of weeks earlier.  I had been down there often enough to become well-acquainted with the area; I knew the hotels (including a Marriott right…

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Memories of 9/11

(Photo image courtesy of Wikipedia) I still remember the morning of September 11, 2001 (15 years ago today) like it was yesterday.  It was an ordinary Tuesday morning.  At the time, I lived in a townhouse in Clifton Park, about 15 miles north of Albany.  I got up, showered, got dressed, kissed my then-girlfriend (now wife) … Continue reading Memories of 9/11