http://blogs.technet.com/wardpond/archive/2008/06/04/i-d-much-rather-be-at-teched-2008-developers.aspx.. but my appendix had other plans. I underwent the fabled 0400 Sunday morning emergency appendectomy following a burst on Saturday evening, May 17. Absent a misguided 16-hour attempt to leave the hospital 72-hours post-op (my last gasp at joining youen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/wardpond/archive/2008/06/04/i-d-much-rather-be-at-teched-2008-developers.aspx#3151060Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:17:42 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3151060Ward Pond's SQL Server blog<p>Greetings from the Speakers’ Lounge at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona , where TechEd</p> http://blogs.technet.com/wardpond/archive/2008/06/04/i-d-much-rather-be-at-teched-2008-developers.aspx#3182660Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:42:43 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3182660Ward Pond's SQL Server blog<p>Sure, he’s a competitor, but some things trump business . Sad news about Steve Jobs’ health today, as</p>