So the next few months, or 6 weeks really should be very busy down here in South Florida. There are a number of upcoming events in the area that might be of interest to you all.

First up this week there is a Ruby on Rails meetup monday night at 7PM in the Datran Center in East Kendall.

Then on wednesday the 23rd, NextMiami is returning to Gordon Biersch on Brickell at 7.

Every saturday there is the Miami web development group meetup at 2PM downtown at the data center.

On the 30th I’ll be hosting RefreshMiami’s January meetup at 7:30PM at Books and Books in Coral Gables. Chris Saylor from TodoBebe will be discussing localization of your website/web app.

In February we’re proud to be hosting the 2nd BarcampMiami at the Carnival Center for performing arts in downtown Miami on February 28th. Make sure you RSVP and secure your spot, as the first 100 people will get t-shirts and 50% off admission to Future of Web Apps Miami.

February also marks the first time Future of Web Apps will be hosting their conference and parties here in lovely South Florida. Check out the event page on Facebook if you’re interested in seeing who is going to be there. If you’re interested in finding out about the parties and events, just add your comment below, and I’ll keep you in the loop.

If you have any other events you’d like to let me know about. email me brian[at]webpl.us

One of the things I miss most about college is the incredible sandwich shops that were around the school. I still miss the wild turkey sandwiches at Little John’s Deli, or the fresh french bread sandwiches at Take it away. Nowhere in miami have I found an equally good sandwich shop. I think they just don’t exist.

I long for a sandwich on wheat or pumpernickel with turkey, bacon, meunster cheese, some lettuce, tomato, and the herb mayo they had. If I didn’t think it would taste like death in a styrofoam container, I would be tempted to have one shipped.

Seriously folks, where can one get a quality sandwich around here these days? There are at least some decent burrito places popping up, but yet no sandwich shops.