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OT: March Mdness 2011

RickHeiges — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:11:00 GMT

This past fall, I decided to take a break from Fantasy Football. Did I miss it? Yes to some extent. Fantasy Football can really eat up a lot of time.

But - I still love March Madness (NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney). It doesn't take much time to pick out teams. Since you can't make any changes after the deadline and the computer keeps track of scoring/scenarios/etc, it is a fun thing that really takes a little time and can help you enjoy the games a bit more. Let's see how good you are at picking winners with others within the SQL Community. The number of slots is unlimited. Here is the link...

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_assign_team?GID=62763&P=sqlblog

The password is "sqlblog". Fill out a bracket and compete for bragging rights!

OT: Football! - (Late, but let's get rolling!)

RickHeiges — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:38:00 GMT

Once again, we will have a league for SQL Bloggers and Blog readers. Sign-up quickly as the season starts Thursday! But we probably won't start our fantasy season until week 2.

Go to Yahoo's Fantasy Football - The League's ID is 667860 and the Password is rssfeed.

Join in and play head-to-head against others who think in "WHERE" clauses and cubes!

OT: March Madness

RickHeiges — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:44:00 GMT

Every year, I look over the 65 teams for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and guess who is going to win. I am not as much into the game as I have been in past years, but there are always teams that I root for and others that I root against. There always seems to be a "cinderella" that makes a big splash each year. The trick is picking the right team to be that cinderella.

I invite you and your friends to join me to compare brackets. I have been using Yahoo for many years now and it is neat to see what changes they makes as technology improves. So go to Yahoo and use the follwoing to join the SQLBLOG Readers Group.

Group ID#: 129346
Password: sqlblog

Good Luck!

OT: Fantasy Football 2008 for SQLBlog folks

RickHeiges — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:29:00 GMT

It is that time of year again. Time for Fantasy Football. Last year, we had a big surprise in the playoffs!

To join, visit http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1

League ID: 540668

Password: rssfeed

We already have 4 teams! Sign up now so that the draft can occur ASAP.

OT: Shock at the Gas pump in Orlando at the airport

RickHeiges — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:25:00 GMT

This past week, I was in Orlando at SQL Connections. It went well and I will blog about a few things later, but I was in for a shock when I returned my rental car on Thursday. I rented from an off-site company to get a great deal. I usually start looking for a gas station about 5-10 miles before I get to the airport, but I was distracted with other things. I rent cars all over as i travel and know that the gas stations near the airport usually charge a little more. I am always prepared for that. Most gas stations in the Orlando area are running at about $3.65 or so for regular unleaded. This particular gas station was selling it for $4.84/gallon! I know that in Europe and elsewhere, gas is around $9-10/gallon, but we are not used to that here in the US (at least not yet). With TechEd coming up, you may want to make sure that you get your gas well before you return your rental. BTW, I used Andy's tip by looking at the fuel guage to know which side the gas cap was on. ;-)