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Honored… to not win a trophy
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Honored… to not win a trophy

By Aaron Bertrand May 20th, 2022 May 21st, 2022  Curling 0

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 …

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Welcome to the family, Bob Cajun!
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Welcome to the family, Bob Cajun!

By Aaron Bertrand January 18th, 2022 May 21st, 2022 1

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 …

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Master Closet Remodel
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Master Closet Remodel

By Aaron Bertrand November 17th, 2020 January 23rd, 2022  General

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 …

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Aaron’s Eggs
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Aaron’s Eggs

By Aaron Bertrand November 3rd, 2020 January 23rd, 2022 1

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 …

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Scenes from Bergen, Norway – Part 2

By Aaron Bertrand September 4th, 2017 September 4th, 2017  Norway, travel

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 …

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Scenes from Bergen, Norway – Part 1

By Aaron Bertrand September 3rd, 2017 September 3rd, 2017  Norway, travel

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 …

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Please Stop Abusing BCC

By Aaron Bertrand February 19th, 2017 February 19th, 2017  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 …

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Alexis Sutorius

By Aaron Bertrand November 4th, 2016 November 4th, 2016  Andy

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 …

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Where I was on 9/11

By Aaron Bertrand September 11th, 2016 September 11th, 2016  9/11, travel

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 …

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Real-Life Road Apples

By Aaron Bertrand June 30th, 2016 January 20th, 2022  F*ck Cancer, Gordon Downie, The Tragically Hip

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.

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