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The 9-month countdown has begun…

So, there it is.  Two little lines, and BANG! I’m going to be a dad again.  It’s been 14 years since I’ve last seen a positive pregnancy test, and I’ve got to tell you, the mixture of excitement and downright panic doesn’t really change.  True, I’ve got a lot more experience under my belt, but [...]

November 5, 2012 · stuart · 6 Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Health, The Social Web

My reading list…

OK, so I haven’t blogged in like, forever… (and apparently, I’ve adopted the speech pattern of a teenager from the 80’s while I was away).   Suffice it to say that I’ve been working on a few major projects, and I’ll fill you in on them later.  I did want to pick up the torch again, [...]

October 30, 2012 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Book Reviews

Back in the saddle….

It’s been a while since I’ve last posted anything; I blame it on a strange blend of workaholism and laziness. However, before I drifted off to sleep tonight, I did want to mention that I would be presenting a topic at SQL Saturday 167 in Columbus, GA on September 9.  On September 11, in Columbia, [...]

August 30, 2012 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Conferences, User Groups

New Year’s Post 2012 (the where-have-YOU-been post)

OK, so around November last year, I fell off the grid.  Stopped posting in the middle of a series.  Just walked away.  And now, like a bad high school relationship, I’ve popped back up and begged you to start reading my blog again.  I swear I had good intentions, and I promise I didn’t cheat [...]

January 9, 2012 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#TSQL2sDay Roundup

So the launch was early, and the write-up is delayed.  Time has no meaning….  Truthfully, I’m sorry I didn’t manage to squeeze this summary post in a bit sooner; I have the typical DBA excuse: too much to do, and too little time. One nice thing about this topic is that it seemed to resonate [...]

October 10, 2011 · stuart · 2 Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, SQLServerPedia Syndication, TSQL2sDay

#TSQL2sDay T-SQL Tuesday 23–Early edition

  Time once again for another edition of T-SQL Tuesday!  What’s that, you say?  Early?  Why yes, indeed.  Due to the potential schedule of conflict of PASS’s Summit 2011 occurring on the second Tuesday of October (the normal date for T-SQL Tuesday), I’ve gotten special permission to bump it up a week.  To participate in [...]

September 27, 2011 · stuart · 16 Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web, TSQL2sDay

distractions and other news…

Sorry for the absence from blogging for a bit; a lot on my plate.  Next week, I’ll be turning 40 on July 5th, and then getting married on July 9th.  The latter is much bigger news than the former, but both are reasons to celebrate. Another reason to celebrate?  I got accepted to speak at [...]

July 1, 2011 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Conferences, SQLServerPedia Syndication

Resolution checkup

As February draws to a close, I thought I’d do a quick check-up to see how well I was keeping up with my New Year’s resolution list.  In sum: not great, but not too bad, either.  I need to make some adjustments, but I think I can pull it back in. Here’s the rundown (copied [...]

February 28, 2011 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Development, Health, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

I need ideas: building a cheap-but-powerful dev machine…

As part of my New Year’s resolutions, I’ve vowed to tackle a new technical challenge per month; however, to do so, I’d really like to beef up my home development environment, and was hoping to get some suggestions from some people on what to do.  A little background information would probably help, so let me [...]

January 6, 2011 · stuart · 8 Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication

the ubiquitous resolution post…

Obviously, with the start of the New Year, there will be a flood of posts on the blogosphere regarding resolutions to change bad behaviors and adopt new good ones; why should I be any different?  There’s lots of things I want to change about myself, and I figure I should put them out there and [...]

January 5, 2011 · stuart · 4 Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Development, Health, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web