This weekend I’ll be traveling to the DFW metropolitan area to attend SQLSaturday #35; I’m very excited about it. I didn’t know if I’d be able to attend this weekend (had to trade kid time with the ex-wife), so I missed the call for speakers. I am looking forward to actually attending sessions and bumping into some friends. If you’re there, look me up; I’ll be wearing my SQLSaturday #41 t-shirt (see this link for a sample).
I’ll be packing a couple of presentations (just in case they have an opening): the Social DBA and my latest discussion on XML in SQL Server 2008. I was planning on submitting both of them to PASS Summit this year, but I feel a little guilty about the Social DBA one given that I’ve completely slacked off over the last few months. I keep thinking I’m going to get back on the wagon, but life has been flying by much too fast these days.
Speaking of friends, Dallas is kind of like an old home to me; I grew up in Louisiana, and many of my high school and college buddies wound up in the big D after graduation. I’m looking forward to crashing on a few couches, having a few beers, and hearing what happened over the last 20 years or so.
