Here is a picture of Hurricane Ophelia. Am I the only one that sees the face?

You really have to wonder if the inmates are running the asylum but Oracle has agreed to buy Seibel for 5+ billion. The article says that they have to borrow $1.5 billion to get the deal through. I smell WorldCom in this. Oracle is big and rich but the costs for acquisition is always expensive. I guess time will tell. Here is the
story.
I will be speaking at the Lexington Code Camp on October 14 and 15. The topics are 'ASP.NET 2.0 Membership and Personalization' and 'SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services'. My friend Alan Stevens is presenting on VSTS and I have to say that Alan's VSTS presentation is extremely good. Also, Wally McClure will be there presenting on ADO.NET. That makes three of us from Knoxville going. It should be impressive.
The strippers better be ready.