My goals for 2011

Not a year goes by when my wife will ask me what my new years' resolutions are.  And every year I tell her pretty much the same thing, "I had really thought of anything."  This year will be different (how many times have you hear about that one?)   I'm breaking down my resolutions into two categories:

• Professional -- These are goals that I will use to advance my professional career.
• Personal -- Goals to make be a better person and make my life enjoyable.

Professional

1. Learn more able geospatial datatypes in SQL Server.  I've played somewhat with them but I feel that there are many cool applications in which I could use them.
2. Learn more about SQL Server internals.  I feel as if I know enough to get by but I'd like to be able to really understand what is going on 'under the covers' of SQL Server.  Conceptually, I understand indexes and their role in a relational database system.  But I'd like to get to the nuts and bolts to really understand how they work and not just to know that I need one.
3. Continue to write high quality articles for SQL Server Central.

Personal

1. Play more trumpet.  I really regret not playing trumpet in college.  It is a fabulous instrument and a blast to play.  No pun intended;)
2. Enjoy life.  One of the things I learned from my father (albeit not the way he intended) was that things in life happen.  That's how it works.  From time to time when things don't go my way or I feel like we've off schedule I tend to freak out.  I need to sit back and deal with what's going on.  Not everything in life follows a schedule.  It's not the end of the world if I'm occasionally late.
3. Do something with my Miata.  I don't know if I'm going to sell it and buy a new one or fix it up.  It's a fun car to drive.  For those that don't drive a convertible, it's IMPOSSIBLE to be mad or upset in one.  Try it you'll see;)

So long 2010.  Here's to 2011.  Let's make it a good one!