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An Abbreviated History of Andy, Part 1

Introduction After Paul Randal ( Blog – @PaulRandal ) tagged him in a post about the three events that brought him here , Brent Ozar ( Blog - @BrentO ) tagged me in his cleverly titled You may ask...

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2010 Goals Review

Introduction Earlier this year, I responded to Tim Ford's ( Blog / Twitter ) tag (in a post about 2010 Resolutions and Themeword ) with 2010 Themeword and Goals . Let's see how I did. Resolutions 1. I...

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What Matters Most

The end of the year is a study in extremes. For many, it is a time of merriment and celebration. For some, it is yet another day to survive. I believe most people reflect on the past year as it draws...

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OT: Noisy v. Important

A new personal blog post: Discerning Between Noisy and Important...(read more)

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Me and the Man

Part 1 I grew up poor – the US version of poor. We never missed a meal but a few times it was only because we had a successful hunt. Suffice it to say that when we interacted with others, they always...

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Andy-Frickin-Leonard

A few years ago at a conference, a young man approached me and asked if I was ready for my presentation. I squared with him (for emphasis) and replied, “No, sir. In fact, I’m worried about it.” He...

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700

Adam Machanic ( Blog | @AdamMachanic ) emailed me way back in July 2007 and asked if I’d be interested in joining the awesome crew blogging at SQLBlog.com . I was honored to be asked and loved the idea...

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701

It’s your turn. You start blogging. You cannot start in July 2007 like I did – even if you have a Delorean . But you can start in July 2015. Here’s the thing: In 2023, eight more years will have...

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800

In May 2015 I wrote 700 – a post marking my 700th blog post here at SqlBlog.com . Last month I wrote Nine Years about another milestone here. Well, here we are in August 2016 and I’ve reached 800...

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An Interview With Me

This post is inspired by Kenneth Fisher’s [ blog | @sqlstudent144 ] post, An interview with me . Ken suggested, “Now if any other bloggers read this and feel like answering questions too I’d love to...

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Three Lessons Learned in 2016

Some folks do not like to read posts of a more personal nature or posts that contain religious references. If you are one of those people, you have been forewarned. I’ve read lots of posts from people...

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