Honored… to not win a trophy
Last week, I blogged about my Leadership Award for writing 200 tips at MSSQLTips.com. I’m pretty proud of that award, as it represents a lot of work over a dozen years, and I know I …
Welcome to the family, Bob Cajun!
Today we brought home a freshly-minted cavapoo puppy we named Bob. Bob Cajun, to be more precise. Not a traditional dog name, for sure. What’s in a name? A lot. Our friends Matt and Sam …
Master Closet Remodel
I recently blogged about what we’ve been doing with more time at home due to the pandemic. One of the things on my list was remodeling our master closet. When we walked through before closing …
Aaron’s Eggs
We make eggs a lot, and we like a little spice, so here’s my recipe. Leave out the hot things if you don’t like spice. I like a large non-stick pan, and a silicon spatula …
Scenes from Bergen, Norway – Part 2
Flying into Bergen reminded me of flying into Seattle, except all those hills and islands were bare and green instead of peppered with houses over every square inch. There is no practical way to get …
Scenes from Bergen, Norway – Part 1
This week I was in Oslo for SQLSaturday #667 – I gave a pre-con on Friday, then two regular sessions and a vendor spotlight on Saturday. I posted my regular session slide decks and demos …
Please Stop Abusing BCC
I’m involved with many e-mail distribution lists, and use incoming rules to direct those messages – based on To/CC – to a specific folder. Every few days, one of the lists I’m involved in has …
Alexis Sutorius
At the beginning of September, I lost a dear friend and fellow nerd, Andy Sutorius. He passed away in his sleep from a heart condition that he kept very private. Our friendship goes back about …
Where I was on 9/11
Luke & I – September 2001 About a week before that fateful day 15 years ago, I landed at MSP to meet with my good friend Luke Magnus. We were in a group of five …
Real-Life Road Apples
The album that drew me in I jumped with joy when a package arrived today. But I didn’t jump very high, because my heart is heavy.