DWWTWT?: January, 2010
After spending the first three “working” days of the month enjoying the end of my sons’ holiday break, the remaining 18 days were spent telecommuting: Commuting Options Selected since 12 June 2006 Mode...
View ArticleMERGE, XML Access, and a CTE: Not So Fast
A bit of old news, as I return to the blog in earnest after some time away.. Last summer, in the posts Database Programming: What I’ve Learned About SQL Server 2008 (with a little on SQL Server 2005...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mom v78.05
Today would’ve been my mother’s 83rd birthday if we hadn’t lost her to emphysema on 4 November 2004. I wish I could call her today, but I can’t. Please find time soon, if you’re able, to call your...
View ArticleFive Things About sp_.. (okay.. Four Things and a Closing Argument)
Celebrating the first day of Summer with the first technical post on the blog since mid-Winter (apologies for my absence).. Jens has a great post regarding the internal behavior of various forms of...
View ArticleServing the SQL Server Blogosphere for a Twentieth of a Century!
It’s been exactly five years since this blog went live with a questionable Admiral Stockdale reference, and despite an extended hiatus recently to due a confluence of personal and professional issues,...
View ArticleTwo New Corners of the InterWebs — and They’re Mine!
A busy weekend here in central Florida, as I established two new personal domains: http://WardPond.net, my personal website, and http://pondsponderings.wordpress.com, my personal blog While you’ve been...
View ArticleRIP Richie Hayward: 1946-2010
Sad, sad news today from the worlds of music and friendship: Richie Hayward – founding member, drummer, writer, and singer in the seminal American rock and roll band Little Feat – lost his year-long...
View ArticleRIP Thomas Alexander Pond: 1924-2010
I’ve been down, but not like this before – Paul Barrere (Little Feat), All That You Dream It’s a very disturbing trend in one’s life when so much of one’s writing begins with the three letters...
View ArticleMore About Our Dad, Thomas Alexander Pond
We’ve posted Dad’s obituary online at my website. Please stop by and read it. He lived a remarkable life. -wp this copyrighted material was originally posted at http://blogs.technet.com/wardpond. the...
View ArticleThis Space Is Closed — at least for now
(updated 14 October 2010 to include a pointer to my new SQL Server-related blog) Today I received the unhappy news that my current position at Microsoft has been eliminated, effective this Friday....
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