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Some pictures at PASS Seattle 2006
I enjoyed the time I had in Seattle last week while attending PASS 2006 Sql Server conference. My schedule was full so I didn’t have time to walk around and check out the city. My extremely limited impression of Seattle is positive. For whatever reason, I always have the impression that the Northwest and Northeast […]
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At PASS conference in Seattle
After 2 hours of flight delay, I’ve made it to Seattle. I am attending PASS Sql Server conference here. No, not the P.A.S.S. above. (I got that picture from a place not too far from where I work in Chicago area.) The PASS I am talking about here is Professional Association for Sql Server. I […]
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Midsommar and kräftskiva
The normally reserved Swedes celebrate summer in a big way. The biggest celebration of all is Midsommar, where people put up a maypole, sing and dance around it while imitating frogs, pigs, and violen playing, and just be merry in general. I’ve never attended Midsommar celebration during my summer trips in Sweden, because we were […]
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Swedish Candy / Godis
Relatives from Sweden brought us Swedish candy this summer. It sure made the family very happy. Thanks Malin and Mathias. It’s great to have you here! In case you don’t know, I am a Swede who dyes his blond hair black as a fashion statement. Godis Saft, sylt, och O’boy
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A short trip to Madison, Wisconsin
We took a short trip to Madison, Wisconsin, before school got started. It was a pretty good trip. The only downside of it is that it is too short. (I learned over the years that “The vacation/weekend is too short” is a fairly common response when you ask the question. I do mean it here, […]