>Bad news and good news. First, the bad: Cathy Pountney had to pull out of speaking at Southwest Fox this year due to a heavy work load. The good news: Tuvia Vinitsky, who’s spoken at Southwest Fox several times, has agreed to take her place. I doubt he’ll be bringing as many shoes as Cathy usually does, but he will be bringing his A-game with two very interesting sessions: dbSchema: SQL Server Database Design and Maintenance Made Easy and PCI Compliance: Facts and Fear. Thanks for stepping up, Tuvia!
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That shoe comment was interesting.

Ever see the movie "Slapshot"? Remember when the Hanson brothers travelled, they always brought their toys? I'm that way. I can't travel without all my cool electronic gadgets. So I can't really complain all that much when my daughter wants to bring 10 of her favorite stuffed animals for a five minute car ride to the local milkshake place.