>>>For his 11th year as an MVP selectee.... Well done sir....
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>>Thanks, JB....actually, it's 10, but who's counting :)
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>>Thanks....
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>A decade. Man, you are getting old!
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>Congratulations.

Ha, thanks! I turn 49 in a month, and so those 10 years represent roughly 20% of my life!

I was a C# MVP for the first five years and then changed to SQL Server - was always a data guy at heart.

There are several people to thank. Bonnie and Cathi Gero helped me big time with the .NET learning curve, and it was JVP who had the idea of the name "Baker's Dozen". Back in spring of 2004 I showed him a couple of drafts of articles I wanted to publish on .NET/SQL productivity tips. He looked at it and said (exact words), "Here's what you do...each time out, publish 13 tips, call it a Baker's Dozen". Definitely a Eureka moment.