Wheel of Shame!

The Sphere Journal has a booth in the expo area that is often present at these conferences. Center stage on the table was a wheel, similar to the wheel of fortune, with different prizes in various slots. One of the prizes was a chance to win a GPS unit. I'm not sure if there were one or two slots with this prize but the odds were definitely high AGAINST landing on this prize. Innocently enough I asked the representative, Sarah, if I could spin the wheel? Surprisingly I landed on the GPS prize slot. I started to dig out my business card to enter the contest when Sarah told me she would not let me win. I was pretty disappointed, so they tried to by me off with a candy bar. At first I was going to refuse on principle, but after last night's episode with the mini bar I figured it was better then nothing (or hundred year old chocolate).OK, since I teased them a bit, I'll put in a plug. The Sphere is actually a great journal. In depth with lots of detail and no fluff articles. More importantly no advertisements, only technical information that can help you do your job. The sister journal, The View, has a focus on Notes and Domino has been popular for years. The Sphere is relatively new with a WebSphere focus, but all of the articles I have read has been really good material.I've authored an article for The Sphere, which is why Sarah told me I couldn't win the prize. She thought people would think the drawing was rigged... go figure. I need to work on some more articles for them, but little things like books, keep getting in the way.For all the people that Sarah did let enter, good luck on the drawing tomorrow. I hope you enjoy my prize!UPDATE 10/10/07: Sarah, who was looking lovely today in the expo center, is actually the publisher of The Sphere. She took my kidding exactly as I intended it. Plus, I got another candy bar!