The day before yesterday I received a call from Ken Levy and Rod Paddock. They were in Sioux Falls and wanted to know if I wanted to hook up for breakfast at Perkins at 6:30 the following morning. I said I'd love to and the following morning there we all were, in perhaps the most unlikely place on earth having breakfast.

I hadn't met Rod before, but knew of him as the Editor-in Chief of Code Magazine and had just read his Sept./Oct. Code Magazine article "Security Is Job One!" a few weeks prior. It was good to finally meet him in person and have an opportunity to size him up. For those of you wondering, Rod struck me as a no-nonsense developer with a clear vision of his future. He also seems like the kind of guy that would own all the latest tailgate party equipment and makes liberal use of face paint prior to the big game. Go Seahawks! I don't know if Rod likes football or not, but I do know he likes poker, so him and I may have to venture over to a local casino I know of on his next trip in. In any event, he was personable and came across as a developer that knows his stuff. As Rod makes several trips up this way every year, I am looking forward to getting together with him on occasion.

Ken was in rare form... he had finished downing what looked like a chocolate shake before I came in, so between his usual energy and that added by the chocolate and sugar he was really on fire. We talked at length about Sedna and how excited everyone was by the things being done and worked on for it. We also talked about SednaX and the Visual FoxPro Community. It was all very positive. Visual FoxPro is on the move and between now and 2007 it is going to be a very exciting time for us all. I'm psyched, Ken Levy is jazzed, the VFP Community is on fire and Rod Paddock has a straight-flush at the turn and just checked to the bidder.

Some of you may have been thinking that I had fallen off the planet (given the lack of blog postings), but nothing could be further from the truth. I am working on GDI+ stuff (with Bo Durban) and LINQ stuff for Visual FoxPro (this stuff is guaranteed to blow doors off). I have also been handling a lot of administrative duties for SednaX (working with Doug Hennig and Rick Schummer to get everything in place so we can start working on all the projects that will be covered by SednaX). Administrative stuff isn't as much fun or as glamorous as producing cool VFP examples, but it is a necessary evil if SednaX is to become what was envisioned. In the end, SednaX will be far more valuable to the VFP Community than anything I could produce on my own. I really appreciate Doug and Rick helping out... I don't think I could manage this entire thing in my spare time alone.

One final note, I've scheduled some time in to heat this blog back up. So, thank you for your patience and know that the SPS Weblog will return to its former-self shortly.

Oh, and Rod... I fold.