Allen M. White Home Page
Theatre is my life! The rest is just reality.
last update: May 25, 2007

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Running
Flying
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Family

Cindi and Allen My wife, Cindi, and my daughter, Ryle, and I live in Brunswick in the Old Mill Village development. My wife and I celebrated our 26th anniversary last November, and Ryle is 23.

Cindi is a principal at Parma Park Elementary in Parma Heights, Ohio.

Ryle's Senior PictureRyle graduated from Bowling Green State University, with a degree in Special Education, and is a member of the Phi Mu Fraternity.

Career

I work for Advanstar Communications as a database administrator on the SQL Server databases. I maintain a SQL Server blog at SQLJunkies.com

This has been an exciting year, because I've passed the tests to be certified by Microsoft on the new SQL Server 2005, and now have these certifications:

  • Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
  • Microsoft Certified IT Professional:
    • Database Developer
    • Database Administrator
  • Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SQL Server 2005

Then, I was selected to present at the 2006 PASS Community Summit. My presentation is called DBA-201: Using SMO to create custom SQL Server Management solutions and will be on 11/15/2006 from 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM.

Theatre

I performed and directed shows at the Olde Towne Hall Theatre in North Ridgeville, Ohio for 21 years. More recently I've been freelancing, having performed in Fred Sternfeld's Fiddler on the Roof at Cain Park in 2003 and Ragtime at the JCC in 2004. At the Beck Center for Performing Arts in Lakewood I was in 1776 in 2003 and Aida in 2005, and directed Annie Get Your Gun in 2005 with the Hudson Players.

I've also created a musical review called To My Pious Friends and Drunken Companions, which was performed April, 2004 at a benefit for the Brunswick Education Foundation. It needs more work.

I directed Camelot at the Olde Towne Hall Theatre last winter, with performances in February and March, 2007.

Running

I started running about a year after Ryle was born. I became hooked when I ran my first race, through the streets of downtown Cleveland (it was the old 'Run with the Browns and Indians' race), and people were applauding! I loved it! I then started running longer distances - egged on by my old friend, Rick Pinch - and got into running marathons. I also joined the Cleveland West Road Runners Club so I'd be informed of more races, and started running with the group, where I met some of my closest friends. My goal is to run a marathon in all 50 states, plus Washington, DC. I've got 22 states plus DC to date. In 2006 I ran 6 marathons, and in March 2007 I completed the Olathe Marathon in Olathe, KS (5:31).


A map of the US showing the states where I've completed marathons:

create your own personalized map of the USA

Here's the web site of the running club: Cleveland West Road Runners Club

Flying

Some time in the 1980's I developed an interest in flying, but didn't feel I had the means to pursue it. Then, in 1997, a running friend was taking ground school at an airport in Wadsworth called Skypark, and he gave me a price breakdown for getting a pilot's license. The price was very reasonable, so I started their ground school (offered each year in January) in 1998. I finished up my ground school work in May and then started flying with Aaron Hershberger, a college student who worked summers as a flight instructor (CFII). By flying with him 3-4 times a week I was able to fly solo my first time on July 2, 1998, and passed my checkride and got my license on September 12, 1998.

Private Pilot Ticket Journal

Here's a link to Skypark Airport, where I fly:

Weltzien Skypark (15G)
AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Links

Links pages
Brunswick Schools
Brunswick Education Foundation
STARTING PAGE
JournalistExpress: The Journalist's Internet

News pages
The Nando Times
The New York Times on the Web

Net 'zines
Fark
Netsurfer Digest Home Page
The Early America Review

Reference
Dictionary.com
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Etext
PROJECT GUTENBERG
MemoWare - The PDA Document Repository

Aviation
AOPA Online - Home Page
AirNav
GTE DUATS on the Web Sign On
Landings - General Aviation Page
Glen Braden's Aviation Links Page
Kennedy Space Center Home Page

Entertainment
Playhouse Square Center Home Page Cleveland, Ohio
TV Guide Online - [TV Listings]
DVD Talk - dvd movie news, reviews, bargains, chat, forum and more
The Cleveland Indians

Free on-line education
Free-Ed Net Course Catalog
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
DevGuru
.NET Framework Community Webpage

Weather
Intellicast Weather - Akron,Ohio
Intellicast Weather - Cleveland,Ohio

Technology
Data Warehouse magazine articles
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Portal
The Online JPEG Wizard