Last week I found out that a friend of mine from work and myself would be attending JavaOne in San Francisco. Neither of us have attended in the past so we are eager to see what it is like. Earlier this year we attended the No Fluff Just Stuff Gateway Java Symposium in St louis. I thought this was a fantastic learning experience and a needed spark to keep me learning new things throughout the year.

If you have attended JavaOne in the past and have recommendations, please feel free to post them. I'm open to suggestions good and bad.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating in the Tour De Cure bike ride to help raise money for diabetes and lower my self esteem. I say that because I was wiped after doing the 50 mile ride. It was a great time and I look forward to next years ride. I would also like to thank Envision for the fantastic jersey's that they supplied. My only gripe was that I wasn't able to hang around after the ride at Raging Rivers.

Id also like to say thanks to everyone that made donations to the diabetes foundation in my name. It's a worthwhile cause and I really appreciate the help. My team, Velocity, raised over $4K dollars.

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Posted by Mike Shoemaker on June 20, 2004 9:45:01 PM CDT #