It's been awhile...

I haven't posted in a long while. A little of what I've been up to:

I resigned my position in Nashville and moved to Colorado in October 2009. I was a bit burned out from work and wanted to have some leisure time away. So, I headed west to the mountains for the winter.

While in CO, I studied for and obtained my OCA for 10g around April 2010. One more test to go for the OCP, though, this will probably be awhile.

After leaving Colorado in May, I headed back to Nashville. I spent a few weeks there before accepting a Banner DBA position at a school in Boston. I've been here for a couple of months now and am settling in.

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