Weeknotes 2023 Jun 25

Weeknotes 2023 Jun 25

I've been doing a bit of adventuring since I last posted. Spent some time at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park here in Arizona. Then last weekend did a lot of walking at the Grand Canyon. Tonto Natural Bridge State Park Tonto Natural Bridge is the primary thing you come to this park to experience. It's a great, cool place (temperature-wise), too for those living in the hotter areas of Arizona to escape to. The water is cold and the general temperature is probably twenty to twenty-five degrees l…

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Weeknotes 2023 Jun 4

Weeknotes 2023 Jun 4

Since the last time I posted, I traveled to Denver, CO, where I attended Percona Live 2023, an open-source database conference. While I had a great time at the conference, I'm sure the details would be boring for most except for this one hair-raising event during one of the keynotes. Previous CEO Peter Zaitsev gifted new CEO Ann Schlemmer a dart board with his face on it. And then proposed that she practice on stage with him holding the target! Peter didn't seem scared at all, having full tru…

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