The Redgate Keynote from this years PASS Data Community Summit It had a nice injection of humour. Having access backstage was fun. Full album: www.flickr.com/photos/12711... @way0utwest.bsky.social @gfritchey.bsky.social @dbakevlar.bsky.social Lucy C @passdatasummit.bsky.social #passdatasummit

And if you wondered if drinking is all the raccoons are up to these days? Nope. www.cbsnews.com/news/pet-rac...

This is the only news I’m able to tolerate from the US today… :) www.cbsnews.com/news/drunken...

Hotel bar closes down before hotel restaurant opens equals guests going elsewhere… synchronize, people! :)

Yes, somehow I took the scenic route to Birmingham….:)

The wheels light up- I swear I’m getting this for my next carryon suitcase.

Every time I read in an article, “FBI Director Kash Patel”. I throw up a little in my mouth from “Logic Breakdown”. Please get us some qualified people in government. www.csoonline.com/article/4095...

Flying the day after Thanksgiving means you get to fly first class with an upgrade for less than premium economy and PDX is peaceful…. Daaaaamn…:)

New DBAKevlar: Reality Checks- pg_stat_wal vs. Oracle Redo Metrics- dbakevlar.com/2025/11/mult...

Reading the news headlines is a "WTF Adventure" every day in the US.

Who else is racing this weekend to finish all their Xmas shopping before Black Friday? Not that I’m doing much corp shopping… :)

How much does the air w weigh - kinda cool! www.youtube.com/shorts/hzqev...

the #passdatasummit venue and Seattle

Rehearsals... #passdatasummif

we now kindly refer to @heidihasting.bsky.social as "our supplier". lol

So during my keynote, I had a my first coffee in about two weeks…a venti shaken espresso. I’m pretty sure I was hearing airplanes landing at PDX while speaking at WSU… :) See everyone at #PASSSummit2025

SQL Saturday Oregon 2025 keynote slides are available! Thank you to everyone who attended- you were awesome!! github.com/Dbakevlar/Pr...

Why are there limits for contributions to a 401K for individuals? It's your retirement and you may have not been able to contribute when younger... WHY?? www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

New DBAKevlar: The upcoming week of SQL Saturday Oregon and then PASS Summit- dbakevlar.com/2025/11/gear...

I always wonder how many others read investment articles and see "valued at" and "after acquiring funding of" and do the math of "does not equal revenue". If you scratch your head and wonder, how did they go out of business? LOL

For the longest time I've only bought Hanes black, crew socks. This week I bought new socks in various colors. The case of "where did it's match go" begins and I will regret this decision.

Anyone else eat Taco Bell like someone who's hiding a drug addiction? Wolfed down on a side street, hiding in the front seat of their car? No- just me? Just keep walking, sidewalk boy...

I *may* have just consumed an entire package of orange ginger snaps. They are a gift from God.

OK, I think I'm done fiddling with my SQL Saturday Oregon keynote...getting excited to give this one! Have most of my notes in for the PASS Summit keynote for next week. Hope @way0utwest.bsky.social is ready and happy with what I've done!

At least I'm happy about the being the #PassSummit2025 minifig!

I've recording a video ranting at my state representatives like 3 times now and deleted it... not enough curse words in the world...

Reading the news and my thoughts: “Who the F cares about an f’n Rockefeller Xmas tree? My kids can’t afford housing, groceries and healthcare.” The United States is so screwed up.

I just left CVS Pharmacy after four weeks failing to refill on a prescription. Text message said I could pick up my last prescription from them only to be told they put it back since I was transferring my prescriptions elsewhere. Why are so many support systems/software broken?? #CVS

Thanks to #Techbash2025 and great hanging out with @ryanbooz.bsky.social I miss working with him…:(

Yo, CLT airport, you an f’n mess and connections are all over the place, along with passengers. Your drama is not fun to travel through… :)

Too many choices…

Oh and Amazon is having issues checking out. Someone wants me to stop shopping…. :)

Great day at TechBash2025, attendees were plentiful and interactive during the two sessions I did today! Content has been uploaded to GitHub in my presentations2025 repo!

Hello Atlanta, goodbye Atlanta…:)

Did we not learn about the value of regulation and monopolies in the 1900’s? 1980’s? Nah, let’s try it with pharm now, too! #WTF Watch the patterns, peeps. www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Flying to the Poconos today to speak at TechBash2025, but spent a lovely day with my youngest at a tea house and sushi. #LoveMyLife

Pretty fall day in war-torn Portland

I don’t understand why we call people that appear weak- “pansies”. Have you seen pansy flowers? They f’n blooming in harsh winter like it’s the serene month of June. Anyone calls you a pansy, wear like a badge of honor.

I named it “mcsteamy”…take that sinus infection!

OK, second week back from vacation...almost over covid, but damn, Kevlar needs a mental health day. WTF.

When your pharmacy says, "Oh, well I can see the medications and I can refill them." but you can't, then you ask to remove ones you've never or can't get insurance to approve, so got others and they say, "Well, we can't, that's part of your history." but... I can't see the ones I do take. sigh.

I can’t handle seams in my socks and you did F’n what to those damn socks and want me to actually wear them?? Being a woman with sensory issues while clothes shopping is fricken ridiculous….LMAO

Five days in lounge wear, post vacation, still recovering from illness, but isolating and thankful for how much I accomplished this week while still resting when I needed..❤️

New DBAKevlar: McDonald’s Drive Thrus and OOM Kills : dbakevlar.com/2025/10/mcdo...

One of my best friends, “I’m stuck on calls and can’t meet for lunch today.” Me: “Good, because I have covid and you don’t want to be around me.” LOL

There’s a lot of new cold/flu meds on the market, but I still say nothing beats NyQuil- the coughing , sneezing, knock me out cold on the kitchen floor medicine.

Yo, Ocean Spray- whoever came up with the sour blueberry lemon craisins deserves a raise…:)

Come join me at #Neurodiversity Day 2025 for a full line up of great speakers talking about the world of the neurospicy! meetu.ps/e/PlccY/1Ykf... #autism #adhd

Started work at 4am today with jet lag again, but this migraine has got to go…

Posted many of my photos from my European trip to TikTok- www.tiktok.com/@dbakevlar?_...