Yes, I'm Still Alive

The arrival of my new son has been keeping me VERY busy. On top of that, AboutWeb was just awarded 2 government contracts. I'm the lead architect on an application that's hitting one of the largest databases on the planet (can't say more than that right now)... so I've been busy AND without internet access during days.
I've been so busy that I'm not really going to be attending MAX this year. I will be flying into Vegas Sunday evening, though, and will be teaching my full-day hands-on. Nic Tunney, who I rely on frequently at AboutWeb, will be teaching my 90 minute hands-on sessions, and other speakers will be giving my CFUnderground and MiniMax presos.
Anyone who wants to get together - I will likely be at the Beach at the tail end of CFUnderground (I should make the Celebrity Pyramid game) through the end of MiniMAX. I'll also be at the Monday night welcome reception for a good while and then I'm hopping on a red-eye back to DC.
Congratulations to Paul Mignard, the winner of the contest to cover MAX for CFDJ. I'm really looking forward to reading his piece - he's even promised some illustrations (Paul is an amateur cartoonist - you can see some samples on his blog at http://www.onekidney.com/). He's even got a CF Super Hero (http://www.onekidney.com/?p=93)