After a brief hiatus, I'm back.

I took off some time in the month of August - worked here and there, even flew out to California for a few days to speak at the Southern California Oracle User Group with Ken Jacobs and recorded a podcast.  But all in all, mostly just spent time with my kids (drove around a lot, even got to see the B52's with Megan in a park at Coney Island) and getting ready for September (back to school and all).

Now, it is back to work for me as well :)

I start a new position within Oracle today.  I no longer work in sales - after 14 years there.  I now work for the Database Server Technologies division (the people that actually make the database software).  It won't make a huge change in what I do at Oracle - just whom I do it for.  Truth be told, a lot of what I did in the past wasn't officially part of my job, more like a hobby.  So the seminars, talking at user groups, writing the column and answering questions on AskTom, blogging - that was all "on the side".  Now it is officially what I do - and I can do more of it.

So, I'm back after a brief respite from writing and such - I have a busy lineup coming in the near future:

• Sep-11: A seminar in Dallas
• Sep-12: Seminar in Phoenix
• Sep-13: Oracle Technology day in Philadelphia (well, King of Prussia)
• Sep-24: The Toronto, Canada Oracle User Group
• Sep-25: The Ottawa, Canada Oracle User Group
• Sep-26: Ora*Gec day in Quebec, Canada
• Sep-27: Ora*Gec day in Montreal, Canada
• Oct-2: The Oracle BIWA Conference in Reston, VA
• Oct-9: The NOUG - somewhere near Boston, MA
• Oct-10: Oracle Technology Day - Hartford, CT
• Oct-11: Oracle Technology Day - Rochester, NY
• Oct-22: Oracle Technology Day - New Brunswick, NJ
• Oct-23: St. Louis Oracle User Group
• Oct-24: Oklahoma City Oracle User Group
• Oct-25: Nashville TN, Oracle Technology Day
• Nov-5: ICE Conference, Edmonton, Canada
• Nov-6: Greater Richmond, VA Oracle User Group
• Nov-13: Oracle Open World
• Dec-3: UKOUG in Birmingham, UK

Time to brush off the frequent flyer card and book some flights ;)