How Iceland’s Dealing with COVID-19
When Erika & I started planning our move to Iceland last year, COVID-19 was by far and away the big motivation. We didn’t expect to be eligible for a vaccine…
We Bought a New Land Rover Defender in Iceland.
When started planning to move to Iceland for a while, we had to decide what to drive – and we picked it out long before we got here. View this…
How to Get a Kennitala and an Electronic ID in Iceland (For US Citizens)
In Iceland, a kennitala is the equivalent of a US Social Security Number. It’s a personal identification number, and everybody’s got one. Kennitalas are required all over the place –…
How to Get Icelandic Teleworker Visas
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brent Ozar (@brento) We made it into Iceland today with our brand new Icelandic teleworker visas! We wanted to move to…
We Bought a 2013 Jaguar XKR-S.
Let’s get a few awkward things out of the way: yes, I’m also keeping Helmut, my 2019 Porsche 911 Targa. Yes, I still telecommute, and no, I definitely don’t need…
Building the BrentOzar.com 2020 Black Friday Sale
Seven years ago, I ran the first Black Friday sale at BrentOzar.com just for fun. I always like shopping for stuff like TVs around this time of year, even if…
Reminding Myself What Life Was Like During COVID19: Day 237
It’s been about eight months since California first went into lockdown. Every now and then, I blog little reminders to myself about what life is like so that I’ll be…
We’re Planning to Move to Iceland for a While.
@brentozar #iceland #travel #glacier #ocean ♬ Landslide (Live on PBS in Boston 2004) – Fleetwood Mac Erika and I first visited Iceland for SQL Saturday 2019, and returned again in…
Reminding Myself What Life Was Like During COVID19: Day 194
Update 2020/10/02 – a few days after I wrote this, President Trump and the First Lady tested positive. Just making a note here because obviously that’s gonna be a pivoting…
Upgraded Helmut, My Porsche 911 Targa
It’s been a year since I bought Helmut, my 2019 Porsche 911 Targa, so I gave him some electronic birthday presents. I bought him off the dealer lot, so I…
Hi, I’m Brent Ozar. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m on an epic life quest to have fun and make a difference.
Some of my projects include Brent Ozar Unlimited, PollGab, and Smart Postgres.
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