Diamond Notes

And I don’t mean mugger…your MUG.  That would be your MySQL User’s Group.  I am fortunate in that when I moved from Pensacola, FL to here in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina that we do have a MUG.   I went to my first meeting last Wensday night.   I am doubly fortunate in that the company that I work for, iContact, provides a conference room for the meeting.  So, I have to walk about 300 feet from my desk to the conference room.   Mike Kimsal does a fantastic job heading up our group.

We meet with the PHP Users Group (..a PUGMUG??) and during this meeting we had a gentlemen do a presentation on some tools that Yahoo provides for PHP developers.  It is great to meet with people who care about MySQL.  I wonder how many people there are like me…running around all day neck-deep in MySQL and whenever I want to talk to someone about the technology I care about the most..they get this blank look on their face like they are thinking “Who is this crazy guy?”  Ah well, at least once a month I have an opportunity to talk with people who care about MySQL.   If you have a group in your area — join it!! If you don’t have a group in your area..start one! You can search for one near you at http://mysql.meetup.com/.
Have fun at the MUG meeting!