James Foster has started a blog of his own, Programming Gems (on GemStone) and has kicked things off with an announcement of his September schedule:

• Monday, September 15: Columbus (Columbus Ruby Brigade)
• Tuesday, September 16: Minneapolis/St. Paul (Object Technology User’s Group)
• Wednesday, September 17: Detroit (Detroit Metro Ruby Meetup)
• Thursday, September 18: Cincinnati (Agile Round Table)

Visit his blog for more details.